Student Achievement Outcomes

Student Achievement at 91��Ƭ��

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A preeminent, public research university, grounded in the liberal arts and sciences since 1693, 91��Ƭ�� is a vibrant and inclusive community. Through close mentoring and collaboration, we inspire lifelong learning, generate new knowledge, and expand understanding. We cultivate creative thinkers, principled leaders, and compassionate global citizens equipped for lives of meaning and distinction. 91��Ƭ�� convenes great minds and hearts to meet the most pressing needs of our time.

W&M evaluates student achievement by employing multiple measures consistent with our mission, students, and programs. The following summary table lists the university’s student achievement indicators and, where appropriate, thresholds and targets for each. We encourage you to contact our Associate Provost for Institutional Research & Effectiveness if you have questions or would like additional information.

Student Achievement Indicators Thresholds and Target Rate Comparison
Indicator	Threshold	2030 Target
First-Time First-Year Students 8-Year Graduation Rate^1,2	90%	95%
First-Time First-Year Students 6-Year Graduation Rate²	90%	94%
First-Time First-Year Students Retention Rate²	94%	97%
Graduate Degrees Awarded	1040	1343
STEM Degrees Awarded	665	892
Median Earnings 10 Years Post-Graduation (% Difference Compared to Average of All 4-year Institutions)	36%	40%

¹Key Student Completion Indicator
²Using IPEDS data from 2023 for the institutions in W&M’s peer group list from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), thresholds are established as the median value of the 25 institutions, and targets are established as the median value of those peer institutions performing better than W&M_.
³Internal data as reported to IPEDS. Thresholds are set as the average from 2016-2023. Targets are established using a 1% growth year-over-year for Graduate Degrees Awarded and a 2% growth year-over-year for STEM Degrees Awarded, beginning with Reporting Year 2023.
⁴Threshold is 2 percentage points below the 2023 data point. Target is 2 percentage points above the 2023 data point. Data obtained from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?231624-William-Mary).

First-Time First-Year Students 8-Year Graduation Rate

First-Time First-Year Students 8-Year Graduation Rate by reporting year and entering cohort
Reporting Year	Fall Entering Cohort	Population Size (N)	8-Year Graduation Rate
2016	2008	1,386	91%
2017	2009	1,391	91%
2018	2010	1,397	92%
2019	2011	1,485	93%
2020	2012	1,465	92%
2021	2013	1,479	91%
2022	2014	1,511	92%
2023	2015	1,517	92%
2024	2016	1,503	91%

Disaggregated Data:

Underrepresented Minority Students

First-Time First-Year Students 8-Year Graduation Rate by Underrepresented Minority Students
Reporting Year	Fall Entering Cohort	Black/African American	Hispanic/ Latino	American Indian/Alaskan Native	Multiracial
2016	2008	86%	90%	100%	92%
2017	2009	91%	95%	100%	90%
2018	2010	91%	91%	100%	88%
2019	2011	86%	93%	50%	85%
2020	2012	85%	90%	100%	89%
2021	2013	89%	90%	67%	96%
2022	2014	87%	93%	100%	86%
2023	2015	90%	93%	100%	88%
2024	2016	86%	92%	100%	92%

Pell-Recipient Status

First-Time First-Year Students 8-Year Graduation Rate by Pell Recipient Status
Reporting Year	Fall Entering Cohort	Pell Recipient	Not Pell Recipient
2017	2009	89%	91%
2018	2010	87%	93%
2019	2011	91%	93%
2020	2012	90%	92%
2021	2013	92%	90%
2022	2014	88%	92%
2023	2015	91%	92%
2024	2016	85%	92%

Gender/Sex

_{Historically at W&M, gender/sex has been a dichotomous student-reported variable. Since 2019, W&M students have had the option of adding their gender identity to their record in the student information system. Because this information is missing for a significant proportion of the student body, W&M disaggregates here by gender/sex.}

First-Time First-Year Students 8-Year Graduation Rate by Gender/Sex
Reporting Year	Fall Entering Cohort	Male	Female
2017	2009	89%	92%
2018	2010	90%	94%
2019	2011	92%	93%
2020	2012	90%	93%
2021	2013	87%	93%
2022	2014	89%	94%
2023	2015	90%	93%
2024	2016	91%	93%

First-Time First-Year Students 6-Year Graduation Rate

First-Time First-Year Students 6-Year Graduation Rate by Reporting Year and Cohort + Transfer Rate
Reporting Year	Fall Entering Cohort	Population Size (N)	6-Year Graduation Rate	Transfer Out Rate
2016	2010	1,397	91%	7%
2017	2011	1,485	92%	5%
2018	2012	1,465	91%	6%
2019	2013	1,479	90%	7%
2020	2014	1,511	91%	6%
2021	2015	1,517	91%	6%
2022	2016	1,504	91%	6%
2023	2017	1,529	91%	6%
2024	2018	1,541	89%	7%

First-time First-Year Students Retention Rate

First-time First-Year Students Retention Rate by Reporting Year and Cohort
Reporting Year	Fall Entering Cohort	Population Size (N)	Retention Rate
2016	2015	1,518	95%
2017	2016	1,507	95%
2018	2017	1,531	95%
2019	2018	1,545	95%
2020	2019	1,530	93%
2021	2020	1,521	93%
2022	2021	1,684	95%
2023	2022	1,642	95%
2024	2023	1,619	95%

Graduate Degrees Awarded

Graduate Degrees Awarded by Reporting Year
Reporting Year	Master’s Degrees	Education Specialist Degree (EDS)	Doctoral Degrees	First-Professional Degrees (Juris Doctor)	Total
2016	554	10	69	225	858
2017	652	6	85	208	951
2018	780	1	94	187	1,062
2019	737	7	85	230	1,059
2020	736	7	96	179	1,018
2021	744	11	60	180	995
2022	810	13	84	226	1,133
2023	963	7	66	217	1,253
2024	789	14	67	171	1041

STEM Degrees Awarded*

STEM Degrees Awarded - Graduate and Undergraduate
Reporting Year	Undergraduate STEM (1^st & 2^nd Major)	Graduate STEM	Total STEM Degrees Awarded
2016	459	80	539
2017	480	149	629
2018	449	181	630
2019	437	166	603
2020	463	177	640
2021	475	189	664
2022	581	255	836
2023	520	257	777
2024	575	230	805

_{*STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Data are based on programs classified as STEM on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s STEM Designated Degree Program List. ().}

Median Earnings 10 Years Post-Graduation*

Median Earnings 10 Years Post-Graduation Comparison - (% Difference Compared to Average of All 4-year Institutions)
Reporting Year**	91��Ƭ�� Graduates Median Earnings (10yr)	All Four-Year Institutions Median Earnings (10yr)	% Difference
2023	$69,897	$50,806	38%
2024	$73,490	$53,617	37%

_{*College Scorecard data:}_{**College Scorecard data is typically updated each summer. W&M records the data reported by College Scorecard annually on July 1 of the year indicated as “Reporting Year.”}

Other Student Achievement Outcomes

Other Student Achievement Outcomes Monitored by Schools and The Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement
Certification Examinations The School of Education and the Law School monitor student performance on licensure and certification examinations. School of Education: Law School:
Post-Graduation Employment Outcomes Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement Career Success Report Next Destination Outcomes
School/Department Success Tracking Arts & Sciences A&S Outcomes Report School of Marine Science School of Business Law School School of Education
Rankings W&M Rankings webpage

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