The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

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Fall 2012 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2018

First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2012

Number of students: 776

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36%
9%
4%
5%
46%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
32%
7%
10%
6%
45%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
21%
4%
24%
8%
43%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith in the Fall of 2012. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from University of Arkansas-Fort Smith are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-FORT SMITH IN FALL 2012 BY SUMMER 2018
 
2012-13
 
2013-14
 
2014-15
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2015-16
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2016-17
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2017-18
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Bachelor's degree from University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 0% 0% 1% 19% 29% 33%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 0% 0% 3% 2% 3% 3%
= Total Graduated from University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 0% 1% 4% 21% 32% 36%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 3% 4% 6%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 1% 3% 3%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 0% 0% 4% 7% 9%
Enrolled at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 98% 61% 45% 24% 10% 4%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 5% 8% 6% 4% 3%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution
0% 8% 11% 8% 6% 5%
Current Status Unknown 2% 30% 40% 43% 45% 46%
Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2012

Number of students: 227

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45%
15%
2%
5%
33%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
37%
10%
13%
9%
31%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
11%
4%
48%
12%
25%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith in the Fall of 2012. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from University of Arkansas-Fort Smith are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-FORT SMITH IN FALL 2012 BY SUMMER 2018
 
2012-13
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2013-14
 
2014-15
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2015-16
 
2016-17
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2017-18
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Bachelor's degree from University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 2% 10% 24% 36% 40% 42%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 1% 1% 3% 1% 4% 3%
= Total Graduated from University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 3% 11% 27% 37% 44% 45%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 1% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 2% 3% 3% 4% 4% 5%
= Total Graduated from another institution 3% 4% 6% 10% 12% 15%
Enrolled at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 91% 48% 24% 13% 6% 2%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 1% 10% 12% 7% 5% 4%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 3% 4% 2% 1% 1%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution
1% 12% 15% 9% 6% 5%
Current Status Unknown 2% 25% 28% 31% 32% 33%