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.

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus

The largest private university in New Jersey, FDU is a not-for-profit, nonsectarian, multicampus institution. Founded in 1942, FDU achieved four-year status in 1948 and approval as a university in 1956. The University offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including doctoral programs in pharmacy, nursing practice, clinical psychology and school psychology; and an AACSB-accredited business school. Degree programs are offered on two New Jersey campuses and at two FDU locations outside the U.S.: Wroxton College, in Oxfordshire in England, and the Vancouver Campus, in British Columbia, Canada. FDU's 11,500 full- and part-time students pursue quality career-oriented programs on schedules tailored to their needs -- days, evenings and weekends. The curriculum reflects a mission of global education and a foundation of a world-renowned University Core. Metropolitan Campus Our Metropolitan Campus bridges the residential communities of Teaneck and Hackensack. A relaxed suburban setting just ten miles from New York City, the Metropolitan Campus attracts a diverse student population. More than a third are minority or international students, from throughout the U.S. and over 71 nations.

Fall 2016 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2022

First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2016

Number of students: 370

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50%
20%
3%
5%
22%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
48%
17%
7%
9%
19%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
40%
8%
17%
18%
17%
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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus in the Fall of 2016. 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 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.

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-METROPOLITAN CAMPUS IN FALL 2016 BY SUMMER 2022
 
2016-17
 
2017-18
 
2018-19
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2019-20
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2020-21
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2021-22
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Bachelor's degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 0% 0% 1% 40% 48% 50%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 0% 0% 1% 40% 48% 50%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 7% 17% 19%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 2% 1% 8% 17% 20%
Enrolled at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 93% 70% 58% 17% 7% 3%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 1% 8% 18% 14% 6% 4%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 7% 7% 4% 3% 1%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution
1% 15% 25% 18% 9% 5%
Current Status Unknown 6% 13% 15% 17% 19% 22%
Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2016

Number of students: 216

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76%
8%
1%
1%
14%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
73%
6%
3%
4%
14%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
43%
2%
34%
5%
16%
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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus in the Fall of 2016. 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 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.

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-METROPOLITAN CAMPUS IN FALL 2016 BY SUMMER 2022
 
2016-17
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2017-18
 
2018-19
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2019-20
 
2020-21
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2021-22
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Bachelor's degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 6% 43% 67% 73% 75% 76%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 6% 43% 67% 73% 75% 76%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 1% 1% 4% 7% 7%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 1% 1% 0% 2% 1% 1%
= Total Graduated from another institution 1% 2% 2% 6% 8% 8%
Enrolled at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 84% 34% 9% 3% 1% 1%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 4% 5% 2% 0% 1%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 1% 2% 2% 0% 0%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution
0% 5% 8% 4% 1% 1%
Current Status Unknown 9% 16% 14% 14% 15% 14%