Academic year 1999, for example, began during the Fall of 1998 and reached completion at the end of the Summer of 1999. The Annual Strategy Measures Report is submitted to the Legislative Budget Board during the Fall semester by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness . The report documents UTPA outcome measures such as SCH Production, retention, completion percentages, and student-faculty ratios. The annual report presents UTPA's outcome measures for the prior Academic Year in which the report is submitted. Attrition - The gradual loss of students in any given student class over time.
Attrition is the opposite of retention .
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness generates the CBM reports with the assistance of the Computer Center and Admissions Office . These reports are used by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness for purposes of planning, statistical analysis, evaluation and the production of this Fact Book. Class Ranking - High School class ranking is based on performance relative to a student s peers. The higher the percentile, the better the student's performance relative to his or her graduating high school class. Completion - At the university level, completion is achieved when a student graduates with an Associate, Bachelor, Master or Doctoral degree.