{"id":3826,"date":"2020-01-15T20:33:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T20:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/?page_id=3826"},"modified":"2025-09-06T21:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T21:37:22","slug":"student-achievement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/irep\/institutional-research\/student-achievement\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Achievement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nicholls State University is focused on student achievement as its primary mission as expressed through the Nicholls State University Strategic Plan 2023-2028. Nicholls State University prepares all students for careers and life in a spirited campus environment immersed in the Louisiana Coastal Community.<\/p>

To gauge the attainment of the strategic mission, the university monitors measurable objectives that are directly related to the university\u2019s mission.<\/p>

Student Achievement Measure (SAM)<\/h3>

The Student Achievement Measure (SAM) is a transparency initiative where higher education institutions track students across institutions to create a more complete picture of undergraduate student progress and completion within the higher education system. Nicholls is an inaugural member of SAM.\u00a0 Data available on First-Time Full-Time Students and Full-Time Transfer Students.<\/p>

SAM \u2013 Student Achievement Measure Publication<\/a><\/p>

Student Achievement Visuals<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Passage Rates on Licensure Exams<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Year<\/td>\n2016-2017<\/td>\n2017-2018<\/td>\n2018-2019<\/td>\n2019-2020<\/td>\n2020-2021<\/td>\n2021-2022<\/td>\n2022-2023<\/td>\n2023-2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TRADITIONAL<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number Taking Assessment<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number Passing Assessment<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rate<\/td>\n95%<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n97%<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n95%<\/td>\n95%<\/td>\n96%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Statewide Rate<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n99%<\/td>\n97%<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Target<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Threshold<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n94%<\/td>\n92%<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ALTERNATIVE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number Taking Assessment<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number Passing Assessment<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rate<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n93%<\/td>\n–%<\/td>\n–%<\/td>\n–%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Statewide Rate<\/td>\n98%<\/td>\n97%<\/td>\n97%<\/td>\n96%<\/td>\n96%<\/td>\n97%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Target<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Threshold<\/td>\n88%<\/td>\n87%<\/td>\n87%<\/td>\n86%<\/td>\n86%<\/td>\n87%<\/td>\n90%<\/td>\n90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nSource: Educational Testing Service – Client Services for the Educator Series Account (https:\/\/tlcs.ets.org\/sign-in?appid=tlcs). Note that “–” indicates data suppression.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Term of Data<\/td>\nCY 2017<\/td>\nCY 2018<\/td>\nCY 2019<\/td>\nCY 2020<\/td>\nCY 2021<\/td>\nCY 2022<\/td>\nCY 2023<\/td>\nCY 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number Taking Assessment<\/td>\n107<\/td>\n101<\/td>\n115<\/td>\n133<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n134<\/td>\n144<\/td>\n122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number Passing Assessment<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n106<\/td>\n128<\/td>\n138<\/td>\n124<\/td>\n134<\/td>\n117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calculated Passage Rate<\/td>\n92.5%<\/td>\n91.1%<\/td>\n92.2%<\/td>\n96.2%<\/td>\n97.2%<\/td>\n92.5%<\/td>\n93.1%<\/td>\n95.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Threshold (National Average)<\/td>\n87.1%<\/td>\n88.3%<\/td>\n88.2%<\/td>\n86.6%<\/td>\n82.5%<\/td>\n79.9%<\/td>\n88.6%<\/td>\n91.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Target<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nSource: Louisiana State Board of Nursing Annual Reports (http:\/\/www.lsbn.state.la.us\/About\/AnnualReports.aspx)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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NOTE:\u00a0This page is intended to demonstrate compliance with SACSCOC policy on\u00a0<\/span>\u201cInstitutional Obligations for Public Disclosure\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation Section 8.1.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Note: For more information or to explore this data by demographics:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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