Research reports about student retention, success, completion, graduation, and transfer, including GPA, credit hours, academic status, student success in developmental and gatekeeper courses, and degrees and awards.

• 2022

  Title	#
  Enrollment, Awards, Graduates, and Entry-Level Job-Posting Data for NOVA’s Information Technology and Healthcare Programs: 2018-19 through 2020-21	5-22
  STEM Program Headcount and Graduates at NOVA: 2018 through 2021	14-22
  Grade Distribution by Select Demographics: Spring 2020 through Fall 2021	15-22

• 2021

  Title	#
  Transfer Trends and Patterns Series: 2019-20 Report	7-21
  08-21 IE Audit of Educational Programs	8-21
  Top Majors at NOVA's Most Popular Transfer Institutions by NOVA Graduation Status: 2017-18 through 2019-20	11-21

• 2020

  Title	#
  Transfer Trends and Patterns Series: 2018-19 Report	1-20
  Achievement Gaps at NOVA: ATD Leader College of Distinction	9-20
  Achievement Gaps at NOVA: Student Success Metrics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity	27-20
  Four-Year Bachelor’s Degree Completion Rates for NOVA Students: 2013-14 through 2015-16	31-20
  Top Majors at NOVA’s Most Popular Transfer Institutions by NOVA Graduation Status: 2014-15 to 2018-19	49-20
  Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Data: 2014 to 2019	50-20
  Excess Credit Accumulation at Graduation by Degree and Major: 2018-19 NOVA Graduates	79-20
  First-Time in College Students Completing Nine or More Core Credits in the First Year: Fall 2016 Through Fall 2018	82-20
  120-20 Graduate Survey Report	120-20
  NOVA’s Early Momentum and Equity Scorecards: Early Momentum Metrics by Student Type, Age Group, and Race/Gender, Fall 2017 First Time in College Cohort	135-20

• 2019

  Title	#
  NOVA’s Early Momentum and Equity Scorecards: Early Momentum Metrics by Student Type, Age Group, and Race/Gender, Fall 2016 First-Time in College Cohort	2-19
  Early Identification of “At-Risk” Students at NOVA: Volume 1	3-19
  Why do Students Leave NOVA?	9-19
  Outcomes of First-Time, Full-Time Degree or Certificate-Seeking Students at NOVA: Fall 2008 through Fall 2014 Cohorts	14-19
  Three-Year and Six-Year Student Outcomes at NOVA: Fall 2009 through Fall 2012 Cohorts	15-19
  NOVA’s Early Momentum and Equity Scorecards: Fall 2016 First-Time in College Cohort - Alexandria Campus	84-19
  NOVA’s Early Momentum and Equity Scorecards: Fall 2016 First-Time in College Cohort – Annandale Campus	85-19
  NOVA’s Early Momentum and Equity Scorecards: Fall 2016 First-Time in College Cohort –Loudoun Campus	86-19
  NOVA’s Early Momentum and Equity Scorecards: Fall 2016 First-Time in College Cohort – Manassas Campus	87-19
  NOVA’s Early Momentum and Equity Scorecards: Fall 2016 First-Time in College Cohort – Medical Education Campus	88-19
  NOVA’s Early Momentum and Equity Scorecards: Fall 2016 First-Time in College Cohort – Woodbridge Campus	89-19
  Enrollment in and Completion of STEM Programs by Race/Ethnicity and Gender: Fall 2016 First-Time in College Cohort	96-19

• 2018

  Title	#
  Strategies to Support Success of Underserved Students at Community Colleges	21-18
  Nudging Students to Success: Guiding Students from Application to Graduation	27-18
  NOVA Student Transfers: First-Time in College and Summer Transient Students	46-18
  Strategies to Support Part-Time Students	51-18
  Success Outcomes of Part-Time Students at NOVA: Fall 2014 Cohort	52-18
  Outcomes of First-Time, Full-Time Degree or Certificate-Seeking Students at NOVA: Fall 2008 through Fall 2014 Cohorts	55-18
  Three-Year and Six-Year Student Outcomes at NOVA	56-18

• 2017

  Title	#
  Three-Year Outcomes of FTIC Students at the Loudoun Campus: Fall 2013 Cohort
  Four-Year Graduation Rates by Initial Degree Program Placement at the Loudoun Campus: Fall 2010 through Fall 2012 Cohorts
  Transfer Trends and Patterns Series: Report 3: Six-Year Outcomes from the National Student Clearinghouse Completions Benchmark Report: Fall 2009 Cohort	1-17
  Achievement Gap Analysis Series – Successful Course Completion: Fall 2012 through Fall 2014	8-17
  Achievement Gap Analysis Series – Fall-to-Spring Retention: Fall 2011 through Fall 2013	9-17
  Achievement Gap Analysis Series – Fall-to-Fall Retention: Fall 2011 through Fall 2013 Cohorts	10-17
  Achievement Gap Analysis Series – Four-Year Graduation Rates: Fall 2009 through Fall 2011	11-17
  Achievement Gap Analysis Series – Success in Developmental Math: Fall 2011 through Fall 2013	12-17
  Achievement Gap Analysis Series – Success in Developmental English: Fall 2011 through Fall 2014	13-17
  Achievement Gap Analysis Series – Success in College Level Courses: Fall 2011 through Fall 2013	14-17
  Achievement Gap Analysis Series – Gatekeeper Course Success: Fall 2012 through Fall 2014	15-17
  Achievement Gap Analysis Series – Retention and Graduation Rates: Annandale Campus	20-17
  Excess Credits Accumulated by NOVA Graduates by Curriculum and Award Type	30-17
  Potential Student Success Metrics	34-17
  Graduation, Transfer-Out, and Retention Rates: NOVA's Student Right-to-Know Information	35-17
  Student Success Metrics at NOVA	37-17
  Three-Year Transfer Outcomes of FTIC Students: Fall 2013	45-17
  Four-Year Graduation Rates by Initial Degree Placement at NOVA: Fall 2010 through Fall 2012 Cohorts	46-17
  Student Progress through Program Curriculum Three Semesters After Initial Enrollment: Fall 2015 Cohort	51-17
  Student Adherence to Program Curriculum: A Case Study of the Engineering A.S. Program at NOVA	71-17
  Achievement Gap Analysis Series - Two-Year Success in Developmental Math: Fall 2013 through Fall 2015	82-17

• 2016

  Title	#
  Four-Year Degree Completion of NOVA Transfer Students: 2006-07 Through 2009-10	01-16
  Completion Rates of First-Time in College Students at NOVA by Enrollment Status: 2004-05 through 2008-09 Cohorts	04-16
  NOVA Students Transferring to Four-Year Institutions: 2011-12 and 2012-13	06-16
  Transfers from NOVA to Four-Year Institutions: 2011-12 and 2012-13	07-16
  Achievement Gap Analysis Report 1: Course Completion by Enrollment Status (Fall 2012 through Fall 2014 Cohorts)	08-16
  Achievement Gap Analysis Report 2: Fall-to-Spring Retention by Enrollment Status (Fall 2011 through Fall 2013 Cohorts)	09-16
  Achievement Gap Analysis Report 3: Fall-to-Fall Retention by Enrollment Status (Fall 2011 through Fall 2013 Cohorts)	10-16
  Achievement Gap Analysis Report 4: Graduation Rates by Enrollment Status (Fall 2009 through Fall 2011 Cohorts)	11-16
  Achievement Gap Analysis Report 5: Success in Developmental Math by Enrollment Status (Fall 2011 through Fall 2013 Cohorts)	12-16
  Achievement Gap Analysis Report 6: Success in Developmental English by Enrollment Status (Fall 2011 through Fall 2014 Cohorts)	13-16
  Achievement Gap Analysis Report 7: Success in College-Level Courses after Developmental Education by Demographics (Fall 2011 through Fall 2013 Cohorts)	14-16
  Achievement Gap Analysis Report 8: Gateway Course Completion by Enrollment Status (Fall 2011 through Fall 2014 Cohorts)	15-16
  GPS vs. Non-GPS Student Success Outcomes Fall 2014 and Spring 2015	16-16
  Historical GPS Student Success Outcomes: Fall 2011 through Fall 2014	17-16
  GPS Student Success Outcomes by Engagement with Hobsons Communications: Fall 2014	18-16
  GPS Student Success Outcomes by Select Demographics: Fall 2014 and Spring 2015	19-16
  Loss/Momentum Framework at NOVA: Action Plan -- Findings from Strengths-Weakness-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) Analysis	21-16
  Loss/Momentum Framework at NOVA: Comparison of NOVA and VCCS on Student Success Metrics	22-16
  Loss/Momentum Framework at NOVA: Progress-Related Data for Student Sub-Groups	25-16
  Loss/Momentum Framework at NOVA: Completion-Related Data for Student Sub-Groups	26-16
  Number of NOVA Graduates by Degree and Specialization: 2015-2016	41-16
  Majors at GMU, VCU, and JMU of Transfer Students with NOVA Degrees: 2014-15	55-16
  Top Transfer Institutions by NOVA Degree Program: 2013-14 and 2014-15	56-16
  Three-Year Transfer Analysis: Fall 2013 First-Time in College Cohort	57-16
  GPS Student Persistence Rates: Fall 2013 through Fall 2015 Cohorts	61-16
  Labor Market and Completion Data: Physical Science, Engineering and Applied Technologies Programs	64-16
  Labor Market and Completion Data: Biology and Biotechnology Programs	65-16
  Labor Market and Completion Data: Information Technology, Computer Science and Mathematics Programs	66-16
  Labor Market and Completion Data: Health Sciences Programs	67-16
  Labor Market and Completion Data: Visual and Performing Arts, Digital Media and Design Programs	68-16
  Labor Market and Completion Data: Liberal Arts and Social Science Programs	69-16
  Labor Market and Completion Data: Public Service, Social Service and Education Programs	70-16
  Labor Market and Completion Data: Business Programs	71-16
  Transfer Trends and Patterns Series: Report 1	78-16
  Transfer Trends and Patterns Series: Report 2	79-16
  Transfer Trends and Patterns	81-16
  Three Year Outcomes of Students in A.A. and A.S. Programs: Fall 2013 First-Time in College Cohort	83-16
  NOVA Transfers to Institutions that Offer Guaranteed Admission Agreements: 2014-15	85-16
  Four-Year Degree Completion Rates of NOVA Transfer Students Who Did Not Earn a NOVA Degree: Transfer Years 2008-09 through 2010-11	86-16

• 2015

  Title	#
  Minority Male Success: Fall 2009	5-15
  Spring 2014 Graduation Status of First-Time in College Fall 2010 Cohort	31-15
  STEM vs. Non-STEM Program Completions In the Region: 2013	32-15
  Fall-to-Spring Retention Rates for All Students and First-time to College Students: Fall 2011 through Spring 2014	34-15
  Number of NOVA Graduates By Degree and Specialization: 2014-2015	35-15
  Success in History 101 Based on Enrollment in English Course: Fall 2014	36-15
  Retention Rates: Fall 2011 through Fall 2013 Cohorts	40-15
  Award by Level, Gender, and Domicile Status at NOVA: 2010-11 through 2014-15	89-15

• 2014

  Title	#
  Impact of Late Registration on Student Success	1-14
  Successful Developmental English Course Completion of First-Time to NOVA Students by Full-/Part-Time Status and Demographics: Fall 2008 through Fall 2011 Cohorts	4-14
  Successful Developmental Math Course Completion of First-Time to NOVA Students by Full-/Part-Time Status and Demographics: Fall 2008 through Fall 2011 Cohorts	5-14
  Success of First-Time to NOVA Developmental Students in College-Level Courses by Full-/Part-Time Status and Demographics: Fall 2008 through Fall 2011 Cohorts	6-14
  Successful Gateway Course Completion Rates of First-Time to NOVA Students by Full-/Part-Time Status and Demographics: Fall 2009 through Fall 2012 Cohorts	7-14
  Successful Course Completion Rates of First-Time to NOVA Students by Full-/Part-Time Status and Demographics: Fall 2009 through Fall 2013 Cohorts	8-14
  Fall-to-Spring Retention Rates of First-Time to NOVA Students by Full-/Part-Time Status and Demographics: Fall 2009 through Fall 2012 Cohorts	9-14
  Fall-to-Fall Retention Rates of First-Time to NOVA Students by Full-/Part-Time Status and Demographics: Fall 2009 through Fall 2012 Cohorts	10-14
  Graduation Rates of First-Time to NOVA, Program-Placed Students by Full-/Part-Time Status and Demographics: Fall 2006 through Fall 2009 Cohorts	11-14
  Successful Developmental English Course Completion of NOVA Students by Full-/Part-Time Status	12-14
  Successful Developmental Math Course Completion of NOVA Students by Full-/Part-Time Status	13-14
  Successful Gateway Course Completion Rates of NOVA Students by Full-/Part-time Status	15-14
  Successful Course Completion Rates of NOVA Students by Full-/Part-Time Status	16-14
  Fall-to-Spring Retention Rates of NOVA Students by Full-/Part-Time Status	17-14
  Fall-to-Fall Retention Rates of NOVA Students by Full-/Part-Time Status	18-14
  Four-Year Graduation Rates of NOVA Program-Placed Students by Full-/Part-time Status	19-14
  NOVA Transfer Students at Virginia Public and Private Non-Profit Four-Year Institutions	20-14
  NOVA Transfer Students at Virginia Public Four-Year Institutions by Gender and Race/Ethnicity: 2005-06 through 2012-13	21-14
  NOVA Transfer Students at Virginia Public Four-Year Institutions by Sub-Cohort: 2005-06 through 2012-13	22-14
  NOVA Transfer Student Retention Rates at Virginia Public Four-Year Institutions	23-14
  NOVA Transfer Student Completion Rates at Virginia Public Four-Year Institutions: 2005-06 through 2009-10	24-14
  STEM-H Degrees Awarded at NOVA: 2008-09 through 2012-13	35-14
  Post-Completion Enrollment of NOVA Graduates	39-14
  Awards Conferred at NOVA 2008-09 through 2012-13	40-14
  Awards Conferred at NOVA  by Race Ethnicity 2008-09 through 2012-13	41-14
  NOVA Graduates by Degree and Specialization: 2013-14	46-14
  GPA and Retention Rates of First-Time to NOVA Students Enrolled in FYE SDV 100: Fall 2013	56-14
  GPA and Retention Rates of First-Time to NOVA Students Enrolled in SDV 100: Fall 2013	57-14
  Grade Distribution of Developmental English Students: Fall 2010 through Fall 2013	58-14
  Trends in IPEDS Graduation, Transfer, Success, and Retention Rates for VCCS Colleges: Fall 2001 Cohort to Fall 2010 Cohort	61-14