07/27/2016
TAMIU tops 2016 public master's success ratings!
Texas A&M International University is ranked the nation's top public master's - level university when it comes to student retention, according to the 2016 Student Success Ratings by Eduventures, a leading research and advisory firm.
Eduventures gave TAMIU an overall score of 87 based on a retention rate assessing academics, affordability and social factors with the university's actual retention rates. TAMIU was the only member of the Texas A&M University System in the top 10 and one of only two universities in Texas in the top 10. TAMIU scored first in its category, public master's. University of Texas - Pan American followed at at 76, sixth.
Eduventures analyzed more than 1,100 institutions based in the U.S. Since Eduventures' Student Success Score only compares reasonably alike institutions, a private master's - level institution's score is not comparable to a public master's-level institutions score like TAMIU.
TAMIU interim president Pablo Arenaz said the importance of a high rating for student retention can't be understated.
"A substantially high ranking like this tells both parents and studets that this university has made a commitment to providing the services and resources that students need to succeed," Arenaz said "A high retention rate is directly aligned to increase likelihood of timely degree completion, which can also spell substantial savings for the students and their families, and of course, speed their entry into their chosen career"
"We are gratified to see the hard work of our students, faculty and administration recognized in this manner, and we would encourage parents and and their students to consider their possibilities at TAMIU this fall, fo course."
The report"s author, Eduventures Principal Analyst Kim Reid said "Our new student rankings seek to find the stong performers that have beat the market on student success in a number of ways."
The ranking is available at http://www.eduventures.com/eduventure-2016-rtention-ratings/
