Student Achievements

In accordance with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Standard 8.1, “The institution identifies, evaluates, and publishes goals and outcomes for student achievement appropriate to the institution’s mission…,” Barry University has identified student achievement metrics, provided appropriate data, established thresholds of acceptability, and explained how each criteria relates to its mission. The student achievement measures identified by the University are:

1. Retention of first-time, full-time students
2. Success in developmental courses (math and writing)
3. Pass rates on the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN)
4. Graduation (six-year) of first, time full-time students
5. Law School Bar pass rates 

The Barry University mission statement states that we are a Catholic institution of higher education founded in 1940 by the Adrian Dominican Sisters. Grounded in the liberal arts tradition, Barry University is a scholarly community committed to the highest academic standards in undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. Each measure is in alignment with the University’s mission statement. The University strives to attain the highest student achievement outcomes possible.

The information on this site provides a representation of the accomplishment of our students in meeting these broad goals.

University Student Achievement Indicators

The following indicators have been identified as appropriate measures of student achievement at Barry University:

• Indicator #1: Retention of first-time, full-time students
• Indicator #2: Success in developmental and first college courses in math and writing
• Indicator #3: Pass rates on the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN)
• Indicator #4: Undergraduate graduation rates
• Indicator #5: Law School Bar pass rates

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The US Department of Education and the public generally regard retention of FTFT students as a key indicator of student match with the institution and of the potential for completing a degree within a reasonable amount of time. Barry University has set a threshold for retention of FTFT undergraduates of 56%.

Retention Outcomes

Undergraduate first-time, full-time retention rates, all students

Term/Year FTFT cohort	No. of students	Retention Rate – percentage who returned the following Fall
Fall 2022	589	58%
Fall 2021	680	56%
Fall 2020	636	55%
Fall 2019	709	68%
Fall 2018	639	65%
Fall 2017	604	62%
Fall 2016	479	61%
Fall 2015	431	65%

Undergraduate first-time, full-time retention rates, by financial aid

	Retention rate (no. of students in cohort)
Fall term/year	Pell grant recipients	Recipients of Direct Subsidized  Loan without Pell Grant	Received neither Pell Grant nor Direct Subsidized Loan
Fall 2022	56% (349)	55% (84)	64% (156)
Fall 2021	54% (467)	57% (81)	61% (132)
Fall 2020	54% (448)	65% (49)	54% (139)
Fall 2019	70% (477)	64% (75)	65% (157)
Fall 2018	67% (442)	54% (76)	63% (121)
Fall 2017	62% (403)	57% (58)	63% (143)
Fall 2016	56% (254)	57% (88)	75% (137)
Fall 2015	68% (250)	67% (46)	60% (135)
Fall 2014	65% (252)	60% (68)	67% (139)

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A considerable number of the University's first-time, full-time (FTFT) students must complete developmental math and writing courses before they can enroll in college-level courses in those areas. Since the purpose of developmental coursework is to prepare students to earn passing grades in the first college-level math and writing courses, the University monitors the completion of developmental and subsequent first college-level courses, as valid indicators of overall student success. 

Completion/pass rates outcomes

Pass rates of undergraduate students in developmental and first college-level math courses

Year*	Total % successfully completed developmental math         2019 threshold: 81% 2019 goal: 84% 2023 threshold: 65% 2023 goal: 68%	% successfully completed MAT 107, 108, 109 or 152 (first college-level courses) 2019 threshold: 86% 2019 goal: 90% 2023 threshold: 86% 2023 goal: 90%
2021	59%	97%
2020	79%	95%
2019	86%	88%
2018	84%	96%
2017	87%	93%
2016	85%	94%
2015	83%	91%

*Includes Summer II, Fall, Spring, and Summer I terms

Pass rates of undergraduate students in developmental (ENG 095) and first college-level English writing (ENG 111 and ENG 111-SI) courses 

Academic Year*	Total % successfully completed ENG 095 2019 threshold: 77% 2019 goal: 82%      2023 threshold: 77%                2023 goal: 82%	% successfully completed ENG 111 (first college-level writing course)                   2019 threshold: 86% 2019 goal: 88% 2023 threshold: 80% 2023 goal: 83%	% successfully completed ENG 111-SI 016 (first college-level writing course) 2023 threshold: 80% 2023 goal: 83%
2021	84%	80%	82%
2020	79%	79%	86%
2019	93%	85%	86%
2018	91%	not available
2017	88%	86%
2016	93%	93%
2015	85%	89%

*Includes Summer II, Fall, Spring, and Summer I terms

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Successful completion of the licensure examination is a key measure of student achievement for the traditional undergraduate population. In the past two years, the national pass rate decreased from 87% to 80%, while in the State of Florida, the pass rate dropped from 69% to 64%.   The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the BSN accrediting body, sets a standard of 80%.

 NCLEX First Time Pass Rates, BSN graduates

Year	No. of Students	First-time pass rate
2023	118	82%
2022	131	77%
2021	119	82%
2020	112	90%
2019	115	87%
2018	96	84%
2017	104	87%
2016	129	84%
2015	149	83%

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First-time, full-time (FTFT) student graduation rates have been identified by SACSCOC as the key student completion indicator (KSCI). The public, in general, considers timely completion of the undergraduate degree as definitive evidence that students are well matched with the institution and that the University provides the support, instruction, and mentoring sufficient to facilitate graduation.

The University reports on the four and six-year graduation rates for FTFT degree-seeking students. These data are disaggregated by gender, race-ethnicity, financial aid status, and first-generation status.

The threshold for the six-year graduation rate is 26%. The goal for six-year graduation rates is 30%. 

 Six-year graduation rates, FTFT student cohorts

Student cohort	No. of Students	Six-year graduation rate
2017	604	37%
2016	479	39%
2015	431	41%
2014	459	36%
2013	562	35%
2012	622	36%
2011	662	35%
2010	625	31%
2009	648	33%

Six-year graduation rates, FTFT student cohorts by financial aid status 

	% graduated in 6 years (no. of students)
Student cohort	Pell grant recipients	Recipients of Direct Subsidized Loan without Pell Grant	Received neither Pell Grant nor Direct Subsidized Loan
2017	34% (403)	34% (58)	44% (143)
2016	32% (254)	41% (88)	50% (137)
2015	39% (250)	39% (46)	44% (135)
2014	34% (252)	26% (68)	45% (139)
2013	32% (352)	36% (91)	42% (119)
2012	30% (390)	33% (99)	57% (133)
2011	33% (375)	29% (117)	44% (170)
2010	25% (338)	28% (95)	41% (192)
2009	31% (407)	26% (92)	44% (149)

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Successful completion of the bar exam is a key measure of student achievement for this significant concentration of the graduate/doctoral population.

ABA Standard 316 states that at least 75% of a law school's graduates who sat for a bar examination must have passed a bar examination administered within two years of their date of graduation. The Barry Law School considered 75% to be the threshold for bar pass rates.

 First-Time Bar Passage Rate

Exam Year	First-Time Bar Passage Rate	Ultimate (Two-Year) Bar Passage Rate
2022	49%
2021	62%	68%
2020	59%	79%
2019	57%	81%
2018	42%	67%
2017	56%	76%
2016	46%	71%
2015	50%	74%

First-Time Bar Passage Rate and Ultimate (Two-Year) Bar Passage Rate – are the categories we must report to the ABA each year.  This information was gathered from our past ABA reports and 509 disclosure forms.  

The Ultimate (Two-Year) Bar Passage Rate for the Class of 2022 is unavailable as the reporting cycles for that class have not closed yet.

For more information, click here.

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