Advancing Inclusive Success

1.a: Western fosters a caring and supportive environment where all members are respected and treated fairly.

Employee Satisfaction (1.a.1)

% Employees Satisfied or Very Satisfied with Job (Faculty)
	2016/2017	2024/2025 Goal
Overall	79.0%	90%
Men	85.8%	90%
Women	72.4%	90%
White	80.3%	90%
Faculty of Color	69.2%	90%
Straight	79.1%	90%
LBGQO	78.8%	90%

Source: Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Survey

Mean Score on Workplace Job Satisfaction (Faculty)
	2016/2017	2024/2025 Goal
Men	51.1%	65%
Women	48.5%	65%
White	50.3%	65%
Faculty of Color	47.2%	65%
Straight	50.0%	65%
LBGQO	48.4%	65%

Source: Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Survey

Student Satisfaction (1.a.2)

Student satisfaction with quality of instruction presented as an average on a 5-point scale with 5 = very satisfied.

Student Satisfaction with Educational Support
	2013/14	2016/17	2024/2025
Percentage of Graduating Seniors Responding "Very Much" or "Quite a Bit"	74%	65%	80%

Source: National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)

Student Satisfaction with Quality of instruction
	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2024/25 Goal
In Major (Graduating Seniors) Average Satisfaction*	4.06	4.07	4.13	4.09	4.50
In GUR Courses (Second-year Students) Average Satisfaction*		3.37		3.43	4.00
In Program (Graduating Master's Candidates) Average Satisfaction*	4.01	3.97	3.76	3.94	4.50

Source: Western Educational Longitudinal Study (WELS)

1.b: Western pursues justice and equity.

Graduation and Retention Rates (1.b.1)

First-Year Retention Rate (definition: rate for 2016-17 is the percent of fall 2015 full-time freshmen returning for second fall term)

Transfer Three-Year Graduation Rate (definition: rate for 2016-17 is percent of fall 2013 full-time transfers graduating within 3 years)

Four-Year Graduation Rate (definition: rate for 2016-17 is the percent of fall 2012 full-time freshmen graduating within 4 years)

Transfer Four-Year Graduation Rate (definition: rate for 2016-17 is percent of fall 2012 full-time transfers graduating within 4 years)

Six-Year Graduation Rate (definition: rate for 2016-17 is the percent of fall 2010 full-time freshmen graduating within 6 years)

First-Year Retention Rate
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
Overall	82.8%	82.6%	82.4%	82.1%	81.2%	90%
Students of Color	81.8%	81.1%	82.0%	80.8%	78.9%	90%
Students of Color (Underrepresented)	80.3%	79.6%	80.0%	79.8%	77.8%	90%
Pell Grant Eligible	80.8%	76.9%	78.4%	79.5%	74.2%	90%
First-Generation	79.7%	78.6%	78.3%	79.7%	77.2%	90%
American Indian or Alaska Native	79.2%	86.3%	83.1%	78.8%	74.6%	90%
Asian	83.6%	83.0%	84.8%	82.2%	80.3%	90%
Black or African American	83.3%	79.5%	81.5%	76.8%	76.1%	90%
Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity	78.2%	79.3%	78.2%	79.8%	79.1%	90%
White	83.2%	83.1%	82.8%	82.7%	81.9%	90%
Other or Unknown Race/Ethnicity	84.2%	73.2%	72.7%	85.5%	83.1%	90%

Source: Office of Institutional Research

Four-Year Graduation Rate
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
Overall	39.8%	39.6%	37.7%	38.8%	36.8%	50%
Students of Color	35.0%	33.6%	31.4%	33.0%	32.6%	50%
Students of Color (Underrepresented)	32.6%	29.7%	29.4%	32.3%	31.1%	50%
Pell Grant Eligible	37.4%	34.7%	30.4%	33.3%	30.1%	50%
First-Generation	37.6%	36.3%	33.9%	35.1%	33.5%	50%
American Indian or Alaska Native	42.1%	25.0%	30.4%	28.3%	43.1%	50%
Asian	37.6%	38.0%	33.4%	33.8%	34.3%	50%
Black or African American	23.9%	38.0%	27.5%	36.1%	32.9%	50%
Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity	33.8%	29.3%	32.6%	31.3%	28.8%	50%
White	41.1%	41.4%	39.6%	40.6%	38.4%	50%
Other or Unknown Race/Ethnicity	41.3%	28.3%	15.8%	39.5%	21.4%	50%

Source: Office of Institutional Research

Six-Year Graduation Rate
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
Overall	69.3%	71.6%	71.2%	69.5%	69.1%	80%
Students of Color	60.4%	64.1%	65.0%	68.0%	67.8%	80%
Students of Color (Underrepresented)	55.2%	57.4%	61.8%	64.8%	63.9%	80%
Pell Grant Eligible	64.9%	64.3%	65.4%	65.4%	65.4%	80%
First-Generation	65.1%	66.4%	68.3%	66.2%	66.6%	80%
American Indian or Alaska Native	49.1%	63.2%	64.9%	55.4%	66.1%	80%
Asian	66.3%	71.3%	68.1%	71.7%	71.8%	80%
Black or African American	48.1%	51.1%	56.8%	70.4%	66.7%	80%
Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity	65.2%	62.0%	63.5%	66.0%	66.9%	80%
White	71.7%	73.7%	73.3%	70.0%	69.6%	80%
Other or Unknown Race/Ethnicity	62.6%	65.3%	66.3%	63.0%	36.8%	80%

Source: Office of Institutional Research

Transfer Three-Year Graduation Rate
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
Overall	64.0%	64.3%	57.0%	61.0%	61.2%	65%
Students of Color	62.6%	64.4%	56.5%	58.6%	61.0%	65%
Students of Color (Underrepresented)	60.7%	63.1%	55.0%	58.0%	56.3%	65%
Pell Grant Eligible	62.3%	63.8%	59.0%	58.2%	60.8%	65%
First-Generation	65.8%	65.7%	56.5%	63.5%	60.7%	65%
American Indian or Alaska Native	60.0%	52.5%	62.5%	52.0%	55.2%	65%
Asian	66.2%	67.3%	58.8%	59.8%	70.1%	65%
Black or African American	60.0%	55.6%	44.4%	58.8%	52.6%	65%
Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity	62.1%	72.9%	54.8%	58.3%	56.3%	65%
White	63.9%	64.4%	57.4%	61.9%	60.6%	65%
Other or Unknown Race/Ethnicity	74.1%	57.9%	44.4%	58.3%	79.4%	65%

Source: Office of Institutional Research

Transfer Four-Year Graduation Rate
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
Overall	78.9%	75.0%	77.6%	71.9%	74.8%	80%
Students of Color	75.4%	73.3%	76.3%	71.5%	76.4%	80%
Students of Color (Underrepresented)	74.7%	68.0%	72.6%	69.5%	76.8%	80%
Pell Grant Eligible	76.0%	71.3%	73.6%	72.4%	71.7%	80%
First-Generation	78.4%	76.8%	79.2%	70.5%	75.8%	80%
American Indian or Alaska Native	76.9%	70.0%	62.5%	78.1%	72.0%	80%
Asian	76.6%	81.5%	81.8%	72.9%	75.6%	80%
Black or African American	61.1%	75.0%	77.8%	66.7%	82.4%	80%
Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity	78.3%	68.2%	79.7%	69.9%	76.2%	80%
White	80.1%	75.0%	78.0%	72.2%	74.4%	80%
Other or Unknown Race/Ethnicity	76.4%	81.5%	73.7%	55.6%	75.0%	80%

Source: Office of Institutional Research

Number of First-Generation, Pell-Eligible, and State Need Grant-Eligible Students (1.b.2)

First-Generation Students

Source: Office of Institutional Research

First-Generation Students in Freshmen Cohort
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
First Generation Students	3,161	3,123	3,172	3,219	3,247	3,900
% First Generation	22.1%	21.7%	21.7%	21.7%	21.4%	25%

First-Generation Students in Transfer Cohort
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
First-Generation Students	1,489	1,612	1,746	1,738	1,787	2,150
% First Generation	10.4%	11.2%	11.9%	11.7%	11.8%	14%

First-Generation Graduate Students
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
First-Generation Students	104	99	110	135	132	160
% First Generation	15.6%	15.2%	15.6%	18.5%	18.3%	22%

Pell and State Need Grant Eligible Students

Source: Office of Institutional Research

Pell and State Need Grant Eligible Students in Freshmen Cohort
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
Pell Grant Eligible	667	736	721	651	772	925
% Pell Grant Eligible	24.1%	26.6%	25.9%	22.8%	25.1%	30%
State Need Grant Eligible	393	480	436	395	477	575
% State Need Grant Eligible	14.2%	17.4%	15.7%	13.8%	15.5%	19%

Pell and State Need Grant Eligible Students in Transfer Cohort
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
Pell Grant Eligible	368	429	415	383	390	470
% Pell Grant Eligible	37.6%	40.0%	37.9%	35.5%	35.0%	42%
State Need Grant Eligible	268	328	316	292	300	360
% State Need Grant Eligible	27.4%	30.6%	28.9%	27.0%	27.0%	32%

Faculty, Staff, Students of Color (1.b.3)

Source: Office of Institutional Research

Undergraduate Students of Color
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
Students of Color	3,246	3,450	3,697	3,809	3,937	5,000
% Students of Color	22.7%	23.9%	25.3%	25.7%	25.9%	35%

Graduate Students of Color
	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2024-25 Goal
Graduate Students of Color (all non-transfer)	92	95	98	97	95	150

Faculty of Color
	Fall 2013	Fall 2014	Fall 2015	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	2024-25 Goal
Total Faculty	860	900	928	937	953
Total Tenured-Tenure Track Faculty	467	499	500	514	537	625
Faculty of Color (Tenured, Tenure Track, Non Tenure Track)	9.8%	10.6%	12.9%	13.2%	13.9%	20%
Faculty of Color (Tenured-Tenure Track)	13.4%	13.6%	15.1%	15.8%	16.6%	23%

Staff of Color
	Fall 2013	Fall 2014	Fall 2015	Fall 2016	2024-25 Goal
Total Staff	1982	2076	2108	2113
Staff of Color	238	267	292	299
% Staff of Color	12.0%	12.9%	13.9%	14.2%	20%