Graduation rates for Texas public universities track 4-year, 5-year, and 6-year completion metrics. The dataset includes cohort counts and rates for cohorts graduating between 2021 and 2023. It is published by data.texas.gov.
Use Cases
- Compare GradRate4yr, GradRate5yr, and GradRate6yr across Institutions to analyze student progression timelines.
- Analyze the relationship between CohortCount4yr and GradRate4yr to study cohort size effects on 4-year completion.
- Track changes in GradRate6yr by ReportYear to assess longitudinal trends in extended graduation outcomes.
- Use FiceCode as a key to join with other institutional datasets for broader higher education analysis.
Strengths
- Provides 12 distinct columns for granular analysis of graduation metrics.
- Covers three consecutive ReportYears (2021-2023) for trend analysis.
Limitations
- Sample size is unknown, limiting assessment of statistical significance.
- Geographic scope is limited to Texas public universities only.
Provenance
- Source
- data.texas.gov
- Collection Method
- Administrative data from the Texas Higher Education Accountability System.
- Time Range
- 2021-2023
- Freshness
- Updated in June 2025 with data through 2023.
- Geography
- Texas, USA