Accountability is seen by the university as a lever for quality.
This is the final performance measure report on those plans. For FY94-FY00 the SMSU general education assessment mean was consistently above the national comparative mean for each of the 18 baccalaureate graduating classes. The number of transfer students from Missouri two-year institutions increased from 294 in 1997 to 425 in 2000. The average ACT has increased from 21.9 in 1994 to 23.6 in 2000. Administrative and classified salaries are generally competitive when compared with institutions with budgets similar to SMSU's budget.