Metric: Retention
BS: Student was defined as retained if they stayed within the School of Business for the following year.
MSM: A student was defined as retained if they successfully transitioned with their matriculation cohort into the third semester of their program and attempted the third semester requirements of their program.
MSBA: A student was defined as retained if they successfully transitioned with their matriculation cohort into the third semester of their program and attempted the third semester requirements of their program.
MSA: Two semester MSA students were defined as retained if they successfully transitioned with their matriculation cohort into their second semester and attempted the second semester requirements of their program. Third semester MSA students were defined as retained if they successfully transitioned with their matriculation cohort into their third semester and attempted the third semester requirements of their program.
MBA: A student was defined as retained if they successfully transitioned with their matriculation cohort from the first year to the second year of their program and attempted the second year requirements of their program.
OMSBA: A student was defined as retained if they successfully transitioned with their matriculation cohort from the first year to the second year of their program and attempted the second year requirements of their program.
Note: Students who took a leave of absence, switched programs, or withdrew and were readmitted were no longer defined as retained as they had left their matriculation cohort.
Metric: On-Time Graduation
On-time graduation was defined as a student who graduated with their matriculation cohort at the expected graduation date as outlined by their program curriculum.
Metric: Learning Outcomes
The Wake Forest School of Business targets ten overarching learning objectives beyond the customary discipline-specific learning objectives common to most business degree programs. These learning objectives are informed heavily by our understanding of the marketplace for talent, and the distinct needs and desires of firms recruiting School of Business students and graduates. Consistent with accreditation requirements, learning outcomes are assessed frequently but not necessarily every year. The performance data provided here are those data that were most recently collected as part of a pre-determined assessment strategy for each specific degree program. Representative sampling of student performance against targeting learning outcomes is allowed within the assessment framework. As is common within business higher education, the School defines acceptable learning outcomes performance as 80% of assessed students meeting or exceeding the learning goal. Performance levels below 80% trigger immediate attention and reassessment at the earliest opportunity.