The document outlines various metrics used to measure student progression, degree productivity, graduation rates, enrollment, and awards at Tennessee public universities and community colleges. It includes metrics such as the number of students reaching credit hour milestones, retention rates, degrees conferred annually, graduation rates for different cohorts over 4, 5, and 6 years, enrollment data on student demographics and classifications, and awards per 100 full-time equivalent students. It also describes additional studies on student preparedness, academic performance, and success conducted by the Tennessee Board of Regents.

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1Tennessee Board of Regents – Performance Metrics for Degree Productivity and Student Progression
TBR - Complete College Tennessee Act Metrics
Student Progression
o Number of students who reach the 24, 48, or 72 cumulative credit hour for Universities
o Number of students who reach the 12, 24, or 36 cumulative credit hour for Community Colleges
Retention
o Percent of first-time, full-time students re-enrolled the following fall
Degree Productivity - Bachelors and Associates
o The combined total of bachelor's and associate's degrees conferred to undergraduate students during an academic
year. Austin Peay State University and Tennessee State University are the only TBR universities that grant associate's
degrees
Degree Productivity - Master's/Ed Specialist Degrees
o The combined total of master's and education specialist degrees conferred during an academic year
o Students earning multiple degrees in an academic year will have each earned degree count as a separate outcome
Degree Productivity – Four-Year, Five-Year and Six‐Year Graduation Rates
o First‐time, full‐time, fall freshmen and summer first‐time freshmen who continued in the fall, attempting 12 credit
hours at the census date, who were awarded a bachelors or associates degree as of the spring semester of their sixth
year
o Cohort Definition: First-time, Full-time Freshmen in Fall Semester using the following:
- First-time: Registration Type = ‘1’
- Freshmen: Student Level = ‘01’
- Full-time: First Fall Attempted Hours >= 12
- Includes only Census (14th
Day) students
- Includes only students with degree credit hours (Degree_Credit_Student = ‘Y’)
Graduation Metrics Must Include Student Sub-population Study to Secure a Funding Formula Premium
4-Yr Graduation for Community Colleges, 5-Yr Graduation for Universities, and 6-Yr Graduation for Universities
Filter each population further, showing students that meet following criteria:
o PELL / Not PELL – Pell eligible at any time during their college career
o STEM / Not STEM – Awarded a degree in a STEM program
o Traditional / Adult – Students 25 or older are considered adult
o Learning Support / Non-Learning Support – Taken a learning support class at any time during their college career
o Number of attempted/passed credit hours
o Students’ performance in introductory courses
o Reporting Year as Summer, Fall, Spring semesters
- (E.g., Summer 2009, Fall 2009, and Spring 2010 represent the 2009-10 Reporting year)
o Academic Year as Fall, Spring, Summer
o Include Reporting and Comparisons for Term by Term
Enrollment
o Headcount with percent of graduate vs. undergraduate students, and percentage of international students
o Freshman with less than 30 credits
o STEM student enrollment
o Full-time Versus Part Time undergraduates and graduates, totals and percentages

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2Tennessee Board of Regents – Performance Metrics for Degree Productivity and Student Progression
o FTE - Full Time Equivalent student. The combined total undergraduate credit hours taken by all full-time and part-time
students over an academic year divided by a full-time course load. Only undergraduate FTE is used in the funding
formula. Beginning with fall 2010, this is the total end-of-term attempted credit hours divided by 30.
Awards per 100 FTE
o The combined total of associates and bachelors degrees (associates and certificates for community colleges) conferred
during an academic year for every 100 year‐round, end‐of‐term undergraduate FTE generated during the same
academic year
Tennessee Board of Regents Specifics - Progression Study on Student Preparedness and Student Success
Provide the GPA of Incoming Freshmen, and the Exiting GPA of Graduates
o Incoming high school GPA greater than or equal to 3.0
o Exiting Higher Education with GPA at graduation of greater than or equal to 3.0
Provide the ACT Preparedness Benchmarks of Incoming Freshmen
o ACT Preparedness is defined if all of the below are true
- ACT English = 18 or greater
- ACT Reading = 22 or greater
- ACT Math = 22 or greater
- ACT Science = 23 or greater
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