Program Data

In the summer of 2018, the University Honors Program worked with the Office of Institutional Research to conduct a study of the program. That study consisted of two key components, a review of the program’s demographic data and a matched sample analysis of the program’s students. A matched sample analysis compares a sample of the students in the program to a similar group of students who are not in the program. Both studies look at total numbers and are anonymous at the individual student level.
 

Table 1. Matched Sample
Table 1 explicates the factors considered to compare students in the University Honors Program with a similar group of non-Honors students.

Table 2. Academic Performance Comparisons
The matched sample comparison indicates that students in the University Honors Program attempt and complete units at a higher rate than a similar group of high-achieving peers.

Table 3. Retention and Graduation Rates
A review of data from 2013-2017 indicates that, in a matched sample comparison, high-achieving students in the University Honors Program are retained and graduate at higher rates than their peers.