Voluntary System of Voluntary System of AccountabilityAccountability

UNF sign-up March 1, 2008UNF sign-up March 1, 2008

Slides from the NASULGC Opening General Session on the VSA (edited)

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The VSA ProjectThe VSA Project

is collaborative effort among the American is collaborative effort among the American Association of Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the National State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), and the public higher education Colleges (NASULGC), and the public higher education community. community.

AASCU and NASULGC members: AASCU and NASULGC members:

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Represent over 600 public institutionsRepresent over 600 public institutions

Enroll 7.5 million students each yearEnroll 7.5 million students each year

Award 70 percent of bachelor’s degrees in U.S. each yearAward 70 percent of bachelor’s degrees in U.S. each year

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Goals of the VSAGoals of the VSA

Provide consistent, comparable, transparent information for higher education Provide consistent, comparable, transparent information for higher education stakeholdersstakeholders

Aid students and families in college choice processAid students and families in college choice process

Demonstrate greater institutional accountability for student learning Demonstrate greater institutional accountability for student learning and developmentand development

Student CharacteristicsUndergraduate Profile

Undergraduate Success RateProgress Rate

Cost of AttendanceAnnual TuitionFinancial Aid

Undergraduate AdmissionsDegrees Granted

The Environment

Student – Faculty RatioClass sizeNumber of Faculty

Student HousingCampus Safety

Institutional CharacteristicsCarnegie ClassificationDistinctive Features

Student Experiences and PerceptionsNational Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)

Student Learning Outcomes Collegiate Learning

Assessment(CLA)