This section includes reports about student achievement, including measures of retention, graduation, time to degree, and evidence of student learning outcome achievement.
Retention, Graduation, & Time to Degree
- First-time Undergraduate Retention Rates
- First-time Undergraduate Graduation Rates
- First-time Undergraduate Time to Degree
- Transfer Retention Rates
- Transfer Graduation Rates
Student Learning Outcome Achievement
The Office of Assessment provides leadership in the assessment of student learning outcome achievement. Examples of evidence reports for the Undergraduate Learning Goals and Outcomes, as well as LMU’s NSSE Pocket Guide to Choosing a College, are below. For more information about assessment at LMU, please visit www.lmu.edu/assessment.
Information Literacy Evidence Report
This report presents evidence of achievement of the Information Literacy Undergraduate Learning Outcome. This outcome was assessed using ETS’s iSkills, a standardized test of information literacy consisting of real-world digital tasks, along with responses to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and an alumni survey. The report is an example of one of LMU's annual Undergraduate Learning Outcome achievement reports.
Creative and Critical Thinking Evidence Report
This report presents evidence of achievement of the Creative and Critical Thinking Undergraduate Learning Outcome. The report is an example of one of LMU's annual Undergraduate Learning Outcome achievement reports.
NSSE Pocket Guide to Choosing a College
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) assesses the extent to which students engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development. NSSE created the five Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice to provide insight into how the student experience on our campus differs from that of other institutions.