Last week, the Florida Broad of Education released its Performance Metric Scores for the state universities. The University of West Florida finished tied for third, but last the tie-breaker to Florida State University. The other universities in the top five included University of Florida (UF), Florida International University and University of South Florida.
Inweekly reviewed the scores and examined where UWF needs to improve to avoid a tie-breaker next year.
2018 Performance-Based Funding Model
2018-19 Metric Score Sheet – Top 5 Universities
| UF | FIU | FSU | USF | UWF | |
| 1. Percent of Bachelor’s Graduates Employed and/or Continuing their Education (1 Yr after Graduation) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| 2. Median Wages of Bachelor’s Graduates Employed Full-time One Year After Graduation | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 3. Net Tuition & Fees per 120 Credit Hours | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| 4. Four Year Graduation Rate (Full-Time FTIC) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 5. Academic Progress Rate (2nd Year Retention with GPA Above 2.0) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| 6. Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded in Areas of Strategic Emphasis | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 7. University Access Rate (Percent of Undergraduates with a Pell Grant) | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| 8a. Graduate Degrees Awarded in Areas of Strategic Emphasis | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 9. Percentage of Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded Without Excess Hours | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| 10b. Bachekor’s Degrees Awarded to Minorities | 10 | ||||
| 10c. National Rank Higher than Predicted by the Financial Resources Ranking, U.S. &World News Report | 10 | ||||
| 10f. Number of Licenses/Options Executed Annually (Ranking) | 10 | ||||
| 10h. Number of Postdoctoral Appointees | 10 | ||||
| 10i. Number of Adult (Aged 25+) Undergraduates Enrolled (in Fall) | 10 | ||||
| 93 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
There are three areas that UWF can improve to raise its point total – Bachelor’s Graduates Employed, Four-Year Graduation Rate, and Academic Progress.
Percent of Bachelor’s Graduates Employed and/or Continuing their Education (1 Yr after Graduation)
UWF had the lowest percentage among the top five. To improve its score one more point, the university needs a 66%.
| UF | 70.9% |
| USF | 70.0% |
| FIU | 67.8% |
| FSU | 66.6% |
| UWF | 63.8% |
Four-Year Graduation Rate (Full-Time FTIC)
Universities get points for the greater of their excellence or improvement points. UWF received its 6 points due to its improvement percentage. To get one more point, the improvement percentage needed to be 3.5%. To get 7 points for excellence, the percentage needed to be 46.3%.
| Excellence | Improvement | |
| FSU | 68.4% | 2.6% |
| UF | 66.0% | -1.6% |
| USF | 57.3% | 5.4% |
| FIU | 33.5% | 5.1% |
| UWF | 25.2% | 3.3% |
Academic Progress Rate (2nd Year Retention with GPA Above 2.0)
UWF received its 7 points due to its improvement percentage. To get one more point, the improvement percentage needed to be 4.0%. To get 8 points for excellence, the percentage needed to be 87.5%.
| Excellence | Improvement | |
| UF | 94.6% | -1.1% |
| USF | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| FIU | 86.3% | 5.6% |
| FSU | 91.4% | 1.1% |
| UWF | 73.5% | 3.5% |