Criteria for Review 4.3

Planning processes are informed by appropriately defined and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data, and include consideration of evidence of educational effectiveness, including student learning.

CSU, Chico stipulated as one of its expected outcomes for the review process was the further institutionalizing of a 'culture of evidence' in which performance indicators inform and drive institutional improvement and decision making.

Links to Evidence and Related Topics

• 2002 Accountability Report
• Institutional Research website:
  • Common Data Set
  • Enrolled Students:
    • First Time Freshman Enrollment by Race as a Percentage of Freshman Totals, fall 1997-fall 2006
  • Graduation Rates:
    • First Time Freshman Graduation Rates, 1990-2002
    • First Time Freshman Graduation Rates by Gender, 1990-2002
    • First Time Freshman Graduation Rates by Ethnicity, 1990-2002
  • Persistence Rates:
    • First Time Freshman Persistence Rates, 1990-2004
    • First Time Freshman Persistence by Gender, 1990-2004
    • First Time Freshman Persistence by Ethnicity, 1990-2004
  • Progression Rates:
    • First Time Freshman Progression, Overall and Gender, 1990-2004
    • First Time Freshman Progression by Ethnicity, 1990-2004
  • Surveys Conducted
  • First Year Retention Rates and Graduation Rates from Campus of Origin, 2000-2005
  • Integrating Quality Improvement with Strategic Planning and Accountability
  • Performance Measurement System
  • University Police Safety website