Strategic Leadership

Strategic Governance 101

Table 5.1

(Continued)

College Trends Comparison Group

Current

Value

%

Change

+/–

Ten-Year

High/Low

Strategic

Goals

Peer

Median

College

Position

% Median

Peer

High/

Low

HighLow High Low

% Graduates

Entering Grad

School One

Year after

Grad uating

% Graduates

Entering Grad

School Five

Years after

Grad uating

% Graduates

Employed Six

Months after

Graduating

Pass Rates (CPA

and other

exams)

% Programs with

Outcome

Assessment

Processes

Average / Percen-

tile Scores

GRE, MCAT,

LSAT

Selected Out-

comes Assess-

ment Measures

(NSSE, CLA,

etc.)

In many cases the data will also be presented in trend lines, since the results for
any given year often are not strategically significant, while recurring patterns reveal
clear and decisive meanings. Accelerating or decelerating rates of change in the
trends are of special significance since they often signal problems or opportunities