College Scorecards
The College Scorecards are part of the College Accountability Framework. They offer a consolidated view presenting the performance of colleges on 12 distinct metrics against annual goals established by the respective colleges. The 12 metrics are each measured over different timespans, including academic, calendar, and fiscal year.
The OneUSF Scorecard offers a consolidated view presenting performance at one USF level across the 12 distinct metrics against annual goals established in the Accountability Plans.
The College Scorecards are available for Academic Affairs colleges only. The OneUSF scorecard accounts for data for all colleges (including Health)
Data Sources:
The data utilized in generating the College Scorecards is sourced from multiple repositories:
- Goals: Inputs from the colleges regarding their specific objectives and targets.
- Accountability Plan Goals: Annual goals outlined within the institution's Accountability Plan.
- FTIC Cohort list: First-Time-in-College (FTIC) Cohorts generated using benchmark data in SID
- SID: Benchmark data sourced from the Reporting database SID
- ORI Research Reporting Database: Research-related data obtained from the ORI (Operational Research and Innovation) Research Reporting Database.
- Faculty Data: Information pertaining to faculty, contributing to certain metrics.
Refresh Schedule:
- The Scorecards are refreshed within 3-7 days of the specified benchmark dates below, aligning with the availability of data in the Reporting database. The dates may be subject to change based on BOG and USF calendar.
Retention Scorecards:
1. FTIC Freshmen Retention Rate Full Time
2. Academic Progress Rate Full Time (APR)
Refresh Schedule:
- Retention Rate metrics are refreshed four times in the academic year.
- Data is refreshed in the Fall semester at the Preliminary benchmark to establish the initial cohort.
- Fall Final benchmark refresh date is staggered to include cohort adjustments submitted with Retention file at the end of Jan.
- Progress to Goal dial will reflect an update at Spring Preliminary and Summer Preliminary
- Fall to Fall Retention % will be reflected at the 2nd Fall Term at Drop/Add.
Note:
The initial setting of the dial is calibrated to 100% at the beginning of the academic year (first fall semester). As the academic year progresses and we approach the spring semester, the displayed rate may reflect a figure lower than 100%. This dial update represents the progress toward our retention rate goal.
| Term | Benchmark | Refresh Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall (1st Fall) | Preliminary | Oct 27, 2023 | This is the initial Cohort. Progress to Goal dial is set at 100% in the first Fall term. |
Fall (1st Fall) | Final, Retention (Cohort Adjustments) | Jan 26, 2024 | Refresh reflects any cohort adjustments. Progress to Goal dial is set at 100% in the first Fall term. |
| Spring | Preliminary | Feb 23, 2024 | Progress to Goal displays the % of students from the original cohort retained in the Spring term. (For APR with >=2.0 GPA at the beginning of the Spring term) |
| Summer | Preliminary | July 1, 2024 | Progress to Goal displays the % of students from the original cohort retained in the Summer term. (For APR with >=2.0 GPA at the beginning of the Summer term) |
| Fall (2nd Fall) | Drop/Add | Aug 30, 2024 | Progress to Goal displays the % of students from the original cohort retained in the 2nd Fall (@Drop/Add bench) (For APR with >=2.0 GPA at the beginning of the 2nd Fall term) |
Graduation Rate Scorecards:
3. FTIC 4 Yr Graduation Rate Full Time
4. FTIC Pell 4 Yr Graduation Rate Full Time
5. FTIC 6 Yr Graduation Rate Full Time & Part Time
6. FTIC Pell 6 Yr Graduation Rate Full Time & Part Time
7. FCS AA Transfer 3 Yr Grad Rate Full Time & Part Time
Refresh Schedule:
- Graduation Rate metrics are refreshed thrice in the academic year (Fall, Spring, Summer), at the end of each semester when Degrees are reported to the BOG.
- The Fall Degree benchmark refresh date is staggered to include cohort adjustments submitted with the Retention file at the end of Jan.
| Term | Benchmark | Refresh Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Degrees, Retention (Cohort Adjustments) | Jan 26, 2024 | Fall refresh includes Fall Degrees as well as any cohort adjustments submitted on the Retention File |
| Spring | Degrees | June 21, 2024 | |
| Summer | Degrees | Sept 27, 2024 |
8. Faculty Awards
Refresh Schedule:
- The Faculty Awards metric is refreshed three times per Calendar Year, once each semester after the Final Benchmark.
Data Source: ORI Research Reporting Database
| Term | Benchmark | Refresh Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Final | Jan 12, 2024 | |
Spring | Final | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| Summer | Final | Sep 20, 2024 |
Research Scorecards:
9. Sponsored Research Total Expenditures
10. Sponsored Research Total Expenditures Per Tenure Track FTE
Refresh Schedule: Research metrics are updated twelve times per Fiscal Year. Data is refreshed monthly, by the 20th day.
Data Source: Office of Research & Innovation
11. Total Fundraising
Refresh Schedule: Total Fundraising metric is updated twelve times per Fiscal Year. Data is refreshed on the 10th of every month, except in July. The July update that includes the month of June will be the FINAL update for the Fiscal Year and the data will be refreshed by 21st of July.
Data Source: University of South Florida Foundation
12. Citation Impact (Coming soon)