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Pass Rate and Dropout Rate

Provide information on the pass rates and dropout rates of the last 5 cohorts in
Figure 2.9.
Academic Cohort % completed first % dropout during
Year Size degree in
rd
th
nd
3 4 >4 1 2 3 4 Years &
st
Years Years Years Year Year Year Beyond

Figure 2.9 - Pass Rates and Dropout Rates (last 5 cohorts)

Diagnostic Questions

Pass Rates and Dropout Rates:

− Does the institution have an efficient system to monitor pass rates and
dropout rates of students?
− What does the department think of the pass rates? If not satisfactory, what
measures have been taken to improve the pass rates?
− How high is the dropout rate? Are there explanations for the dropout rate?
− Does the department know where the dropout students are going?

Average Time to Graduation:

− What does the department think of the average time to graduate?
− What measures have been taken to promote graduation and to shorten the
average time to graduate?
− What effect do these measures have?

Quality of Graduates:

− Is the quality of the graduate satisfactory?
− Do the achieved standards match the expected standards?
− Do graduates get jobs easily? What are the career prospects of graduates
over the last few years?

Employability of Graduates:

− What percentage of graduates found a job within six months of graduation
over the past five years? What percentage of graduates found a job within a
year?
− What percentage of graduates is still unemployed 1 year after graduation?

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