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Hitt. \u201cWe hope this year\u2019s allotment of performance funding will enable us to create a significant number of new faculty positions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>麻豆原创 also is using last year\u2019s performance funding to pay for two new software programs with national track records of promoting student success. One such program, leveraging predictive analytics, uses student data to identify which students are struggling and likely to leave school. Counselors will reach out to those students to offer them services, from tutoring and counseling to help applying for financial aid.<\/p>\n<p>The performance funding model implemented by the Board of Governors rewards universities based on their performance on 10 metrics critical to students, families and taxpayers &#8212; from student retention rates to the cost-per degree awarded.<\/p>\n<p>麻豆原创 by the Numbers:<\/p>\n<li>The number of 麻豆原创 students who are employed full-time or continuing their education one year after graduation increased from 70-74 percent.<\/li>\n<li>Median wages for recent graduates increased by 4 percent.<\/li>\n<li>More students are graduating with bachelor\u2019s degrees in high-wage, high-demand areas, up from 46 to 49 percent.<\/li>\n<li>麻豆原创 has improved its six-year graduation rate from 67 to 69 percent.<\/li>\n<li>Roughly 38 percent of students receive Pell grants, earning 麻豆原创 the maximum score for the level of access it provides to low-income students.<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 麻豆原创 again ranks among the top universities in the state based on performance measures that include graduation rates and graduates\u2019 employment and wages. 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