Student Achievement
- Degrees Awarded
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Fall to Fall Retention Rates (Entering Freshmen)
Fall to Fall Retention Rate (Entering Freshmen)
The University seeks to have a freshman fall-to-fall retention rate of 75%.
2010-11 67% 2011-12 68% 2012-13 63% 2013-14 66% 2014-15 70% 2015-16 67% 2016-17 72% 2017-18 68% 2018-19 70% -
Pampell Online Retention Rates
Pampell Online Retention
The Pampell Online Division retention goal is 50%.
Fiscal Year Undergraduate, ALL Graduate, ALL ALL Students FY18 to FY19 69.2% 89.1% 79.7% FY19 to FY20 66.1% 80.2% 73.4% -
TRiO Fall to Fall Persistence
TRiO Fall to Fall Persistence
TRiO’s goal at HCU is to have a fall-to-fall persistence rate among its non-graduating students of 77%.
Year Fall-to-Fall Rate of Non-Graduating Students 2016-17 82.8% 2017-18 78.4% 2018-19 87.3% 2019-20 87.5% 2020-21 88.8% 2021-22 93.6% -
Six Year Graduation Rates (First-time, Full-time Entering Freshmen Cohort)
Six Year Graduation Rate
Entering Freshmen Cohort (First-Time, Full-Time)
HCU’s goal is to have a graduation rate of 60%.
Cohort Year Graduation
RateTotal Number
of StudentsTotal Number of Students
Graduating from HCU in
6 Years2006 43% 261 113 2007 44% 445 197 2008 45% 554 247 2009 33% 547 182 2010 44% 513 226 2011 48% 496 239 2012 40% 514 208 2013 44% 567 250 2014 47% 615 291 2015 44% 544 239 Reflects IPEDS data.
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Six Year Graduation Rates (Entering Freshmen Cohort, Full-Time & Part-Time)
Six Year Graduation Rates
Entering Freshmen Cohort (Full-Time and Part-Time)
Provides data for students that graduated from HCU within six years (“Graduated HBU” Or “Graduated HCU” column) and students that transferred to another 4-year university and graduated from that university (“Graduated Other 4-Year” column; source: National Student Clearinghouse).
HCU’s goal is to have a graduation rate of 60%.
Fall 2010 Cohort Fall 2011 Cohort Fall 2012 Cohort Fall 2013 Cohort Fall 2014 Cohort Fall 2015 Cohort Reflects IPEDS and National Student Clearinghouse data.
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Student Athlete Graduation Rates by Sport
Student Athlete Graduation Rate by Sport (GSR)
HCU will achieve academic excellence among our athletes.
NCAA Graduation Success Rates by Sports
2009-2012 Cohorts
Men’s Sports HCU GSR Federal GSR Baseball 86% 65% Basketball 46% 27% CC/Track 84% 76% Football 100% Not Provided Golf 86% 56% Soccer 68% 35% Women’s Sports HCU GSR Federal GSR Basketball 93% 69% CC/Track 88% 78% Golf 100% 50% Soccer 100% 72% Softball 95% 85% Volleyball 88% 44% Last updated February 7, 2020
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NCAA Academic Progress Rates
HCU Athletics Academic Progress Rate
HCU Seeks for each team to have a single year of 1,000 or a four year average over 990.
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State Teacher Certification Pass Rates
State Teacher Certification Pass Rate
(Education)In accordance with the Texas Education Agency, HCU seeks to have an expected pass rate of 85%.
Year 2012-13 97% 2013-14 98% 2014-15 94% 2015-16 95% 2016-17 94% 2017-18 89% 2018-19 95% 2019-20 100% -
NCLEX RN
NCLEX RN
Per the Texas Board of Nursing, HCU seeks to maintain an NCLEX pass rate above 80%.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program
Pass Rate – December Pass Rate – May 2016 95% 86% 2017 93% 89% 2018 84% 96% -
MSN Licensure Exam Pass Rates
MSN Licensure Exam Pass Rates
*Please note that HCU’s first graduating class for the MSN program was December 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no students have yet been able to take a licensure exam.
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HCU Graduates Enrolled in Graduate School
HCU Undergraduate Graduating Class Enrolled in Graduate School
Percentage of HCU Bachelor Degree recipients pursuing graduate education. These numbers include students enrolled at HCU Graduate School and graduate programs at other universities.
HCU has a goal of having 30% of its undergraduate students pursuing graduate education within 5 years of their graduation from HCU.
Graduating Year Years after Graduation 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 2011-12 15% 21% 27% 30% 34% 2012-13 14% 20% 29% 34% 37% 2013-14 9% 21% 27% 32% 36% 2014-15 13% 23% 32% 36% 40% 2015-16 14% 24% 29% 33% 36% 2016-17 21% 28% 33% 38% 40% 2017-18 21% 26% 33% 37% 38% 2018-19 18% 25% 31% 34% 2019-20 20% 27% 31% 2020-21 21% 26% 2021-22 22% Source: National Student Clearinghouse
Over the last five graduating classes, the following, in alphabetical order, are the top graduate and professional education programs in which our graduates enrolled.
Business Administration Liberal Arts Counseling Medical School (Doctor) Education Nursing Human Resources Management Pharmacy Kinesiology Psychology Law Theology Source: National Student Clearinghouse
Last Updated: July 10, 2023