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Tracking Progress

 

WEBPAGE CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT

Key performance indicators are currently listed for each strategic objective. However, please note that historical data, trends, and targets will be made available later this summer.

 

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TRACKING PROGRESS

As we move forward together, we will regularly assess our performance, celebrate our achievements, and adjust our strategies as needed. Explore the key performance indicators we will utilize to track our progress towards each strategic objective to ensure that we are headed in the right direction, at the right pace, and with the right resources.

 

Our Students

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Enhance access to higher education

Undergraduate Enrollment Fall 2024 10,327
Graduate Enrollment Fall 2024 5,043
Retention Rate First-time Full-time Fall 2023 Cohort 75.4%
Unmet Financial Need AY 2023-24 $11,961
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Promote student success and campus culture.

Persistence Rate Undergraduates Fall 2023 to Fall 2024 80.6%
Graduation Rate First-time Full-time Fall 2018 Cohort 54.1%
Undergraduate Degrees Conferred AY 2023-24 1,976
Graduate Degrees Conferred Fall AY 2023-24 1,796
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Prepare students for career and lifelong success.

High-impact Practices Participation Spring 2022 68.0%
Post-Graduation Employment 1-Year Post Completion 82.0%
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Our Colleagues

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Enhance employee morale, well-being, and professional growth.

- Voluntary Turnover Rate

- Great Colleges to Work For Survey

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Strengthen long-term institutional success.

- Cash and Investments

- Unrestricted and Auxiliary Net Surplus

- Net Tuition Revenue

- Healthy Alignment of Personnel Expenses and Net Tuition Revenue

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Our Community

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Bolster workforce readiness and regional growth.

- Internship/Co-Op Participation Rate

- Graduates Employed in Region

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Drive community engagement and impact.

- Voter Registration and Participation

- Community Engaged Course Enrollment Rate

- P-12 Engagement

- Dual Credit Enrollment

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  • Baseline measures will provide a minimum threshold for which the university assesses student achievement through the conclusion of Success by Design in 2025. With the exception of Undergraduate Enrollment, baseline values are determined by the average value of a three-year historical period, which corresponds with the launch of NKU's current strategic plan, Success by Design. The baseline for Undergraduate Enrollment has been calculated on a linear trend of the same time period due to a ten-year negative trend.
  • Target measures are viewed as aspirational goals, not projected outcomes. Many targets have been predetermined by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education in the Statewide Strategic Agenda (Higher Education Matters, 2022).
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