Institutional
Benchmarks of Success
Benchmarks of Success
This rate is a measure of institutional success. It is tied to the percentage of undergraduate students who re-enroll at an institution the following fall term
Retention rate
This two-part standardized reading test provides a measure of a student's reading skills level
Nelson-Denny Reading Test
This regional accreditor is responsible for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
This component of a data strategy focuses on establishing standards and policies for data usage, security, privacy, accuracy and availability
Data Governance
In Fall 2021, Oakwood enrollment took a positive turn after years of decline. What was the total number of students enrolled.
1452
These rates measure undergraduate students’ success after completing their degree /certificate at 100%, 150% and 200% of normal time
Graduation rates
College Board define these two commonly used admissions exams as a measure of students’ academic skills and help colleges evaluate how ready students are for college-level work
SAT and ACT tests
Institutions receiving Title IV funding (student financial aid) must collect institutional data and report to the department of education through these annual surveys
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
This person enforces the policies around data quality, usage and security as set by the organization's data governance strategy
Data Steward
Which year is Oakwood University's next institutional reaccreditation / re-affirmation?
2022
To foster greater student success, these high rates are used as evidence of students’ poor performance in gateway courses with unsuccessful outcomes
DWFI Rates
These exit exams are used by an Oakwood academic department to measure the knowledge and skills of an individual who wants to become a qualified teacher
Praxis tests
Every five year this denominational accrediting authority evaluates Oakwood’s educational programs
Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities (AAA)
This central repository is designed to hold data extracted from transaction and operational data systems, and other data sources for reporting, query, and analysis to provide decision support
Data Warehouse
Over the past 10 years Oakwood has ranked among the top two HBCUs in Alabama with a retention rate at or above 70%. What was our retention rate?
74%
Colleges having these high rates standout as having impressive records of helping their students land jobs in the field of their major after graduation
Placement rates
Which Oakwood academic department use the pass rate of the NCLEX standardized test to measure the outcome of its program
Nursing
Institutions report their data to this popular media company to be ranked among the best colleges and universities and graduate school programs in the US
US News & World Report
This is a measure of data reliability, accuracy, completeness and consistency to ensure it is trusted and fit for use
Data Quality
How many academic departments are there at Oakwood University?
15
This rate is a measure of students re-enrolling at an institution from semester to semester up to graduation
Persistence rate
This is a process of analyzing raw data to find trends and answer questions, the definition of data analytics captures its broad scope of the field
Data Analytics
With a student headcount of 220, which academic department had the highest enrollment for Spring 2022.
Biological Sciences