Bryan College evaluates student achievement consistent with its mission: “Educating students to become servants of Christ to make a difference in today’s world.” Various criteria will include graduation, retention, job placement rates, general education testing, major field testing, and nationally-normed self-report studies. Data are analyzed as part of institutional Effectiveness and are reviewed by appropriate faculty, staff, and administration.
This page features the annual publication of Bryan College’s key student achievement goals.
Graduation
Retention
General Education
Job Placement
Graduation
Bryan College’s most recent/complete 6-year graduation rate is 53% (2019/2020 freshmen cohort).
Bryan College’s minimal institutional threshold for graduation is 42% (11% below the current rate).
Bryan College aspires to increase student achievement by raising this graduation rate; the current strategic goal for graduation is a sustained 5% increase (57%).
Retention
Bryan College’s most recent/complete 1st-2nd year retention rate is 65%.
Bryan College’s minimal institutional threshold for retention is 60% (5% below the current rate).
Bryan College aspires to increase student achievement by raising this retention rate; the current strategic goal for retention is a sustained 5% increase (75%).
General Education
Bryan College administers the ETS Proficiency Profile to both freshmen and senior students to measure student achievement in relation to the effectiveness of the College’s general education curriculum.
Bryan College’s current mean senior percentile on this measure is 96% (nationally).
Bryan College’s minimal threshold for this senior percentile on this student achievement measure is 50% (46% below the current rate).
Bryan College’s goal is to increase student achievement by raising the mean senior score, versus freshmen from the same incoming class, by 5 points (16.78 mean achieved).
Job Placement
The Career Services Office at Bryan College surveys graduating seniors each year to ascertain their employment status, prospects, and intentions, as well as their graduate school intentions.
Bryan College’s most recent alumni survey indicates that 99% of recent graduates are employed, not employed by choice, or pursuing graduate studies. This rate is compared to the NACE First Destinations for the College Class of 2023 rate of 84.7%.
Bryan College’s minimal threshold on this student achievement measure is 90% (9% below the current rate).
Bryan College’s goal/target for this measure is to sustain 95%-plus.
National Assessment Testing for Majors
Many academic programs use national major field tests (standardized across an entire area of study, regardless of the institution), if available and compatible with the unique distinctives and worldview of the program, as part of outcomes assessment, overseen by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) at Bryan College. Bryan uses several major tests and the results compare favorably with national scores.
Bryan College’s goal/target is 75th percentile or above for tested majors.
Bryan College’s minimal threshold is 50th percentile for tested majors. Programs with recent data below this threshold undergo review and modification to improve student achievement outcomes.
