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Allows users to compare graduation rates among peer group institutions.

What is CRO?. Allows users to compare graduation rates among peer group institutions. Provides detailed information about institution finances, demographics, and other characteristics. Provides graduation rates disaggregated by race, graduation rates over time, and first-year retention rates.

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Allows users to compare graduation rates among peer group institutions.

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  1. What is CRO? • Allows users to compare graduation rates among peer group institutions. • Provides detailed information about institution finances, demographics, and other characteristics. • Provides graduation rates disaggregated by race, graduation rates over time, and first-year retention rates.

  2. CRO Peer Group Methodology CRO takes the following factors into account when creating peer groups. As a result, the differences in graduation rates among peer institutions can be attributed, in part, to what institutions do (or don’t do) to help their students succeed. • Estimated median freshman SAT or ACT equivalent • Admissions selectivity in Barron’s Profiles • Carnegie classification   • Sector (public or private)   • Number of FTE undergraduates • Student-related expenditures per FTE student • Percentage of undergraduates receiving Pell grants   • Percentage of FTE undergraduates 25 and older • Percentage of undergraduates enrolled part-time • Status as HBCU • Status as a commuter campus

  3. Uses for CRO • Identify institutions that have much higher graduation rates than peers. • Identify institutions that have improved their graduation rates significantly and steadily over time. • Examine gaps in graduation rates by race and gender within institutions, and identify institutions with small or decreasing gaps.

  4. A Tale of Two Schools Eastern Kentucky University • Median SAT in 2006 was 970 • Classified as Master’s Large institution according to Carnegie Classification • Classified as “Competitive” by Barron’s • 4% of students are African American • 36% of students receive Pell Grants Western Kentucky University • Median SAT in 2006 was 970 • Classified as Master’s Large institution according to Carnegie Classification • Classified as “Competitive” by Barron’s • 9% of students are African American • 36% of students receive Pell Grants Source: College Results Online

  5. Similar Students, Different Results 2006 Six-Year Graduation Rates - EKU Source: College Results Online

  6. WKU Students Fare Better,Right From the Start College Results Online 2006 Dataset

  7. Steady Improvement in Grad Rates at WKU College Results Online 2006 dataset

  8. Using CRO for College Counseling • Examine student outcome information not commonly found in college admissions materials • Compare institutions based on student/school characteristics and student outcomes • Find institutions that serve underrepresented students well • Expand students’ knowledge of college options that offer the best chances of success

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