Boldly Ascending Goals

Goal 1: Academic Excellence & Student Success

Goal 2: Inclusive Community

Goal 3: Agile Stewardship

Boldly Ascending: Key Performance Indicators

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are mapped to the goals of Boldly Ascending. These indicators are largely indirect and are designed to provide a high level view of institutional trends and progress on Boldly Ascending. In addition to these KPIs, Unit Effectiveness Plans as well as Student Learning Outcomes and related academic assessment data are collected, assessed, and used to inform decision-making.

1. Graduation Rate (Indicator for Goals 1, 2, 3)

Graduation Rate (GR) (4-Year, 6-Year) is the percentage of full-time, first-time, undergraduate degree-seeking students who started and finished at Ramapo. Students included in graduation rates do not represent all of the students at an institution (e.g., excludes part-time and transfer students).

In 2026, Ramapo began accompanying Graduation Rates with national and state averages and introduced the 6-Year Graduation Rate as a KPI.

Targets and Actuals: 4 Year Graduation Rate

  • National Average for Public Universities: 34% (Source: IPEDS;
  • New Jersey Average for Public Universities: 47% (Source: IPEDS;
  • Target: 鈮 56.9% (2019 entering cohort)
  • Actual: 52.5%
  • Target: 鈮 57% (2020 entering cohort)
  • Actual: 57%
  • Target: 鈮 58% (2021 entering cohort)
  • Actual: 60%
  • Target: 鈮 58% (2022 entering cohort)
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  • Target: 鈮 58%聽 (2023 entering cohort)
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  • Target: 鈮 58% (2024 entering cohort)
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  • Target: 鈮 58% (2025 entering cohort)
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Targets and Actuals: 6 Year Graduation Rate (this KPI was added in 2026)

  • National Average for Public Universities: 50% (Source: IPEDS;
  • New Jersey Average for Public Universities: 67% (Source: IPEDS;
  • Target: 鈮 67% (2020 entering cohort)
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  • Target: 鈮 NJ Average (2021 entering cohort)
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  • Target: 鈮 NJ Average (2023 entering cohort)
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2. Retention Rates (Indicator for Goals 1, 2, 3)

Retention Rate is the percentage of first-time, full-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students beginning with Ramapo in a Fall term who are subsequently enrolled for credit with Ramapo in future Fall terms.

In 2026, Ramapo began accompanying Retention Rates with national and state averages.

Targets and Actuals: 1st to 2nd Year Rate

  • National Average for Public Universities: 72% (Source: IPEDS;
  • New Jersey Average for Public Universities: 82% (Source: IPEDS;
  • Target: 鈮 87%
  • Actual: 87.1% (2022 entering cohort)
  • Target: 鈮 88.1%
  • Actual: 83.6% (2023 entering cohort)
  • Target: 鈮 88.1%
  • Actual: 84.8% (2024 entering cohort)
  • Target: 鈮 86%
  • Actual:聽 (2025 entering cohort)
  • Target: 鈮 86%
  • Actual:聽 (2026 entering cohort)
  • Target: 鈮 86%
  • Actual:聽 (2027 entering cohort)
  • Target: 鈮 86%
  • Actual: (2028 entering cohort)
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Targets and Actuals: 2nd to 3rd Year Rate

  • Target: 鈮 73.5%
  • Actual: 75.7% (2020 entering cohort)
  • Target: 鈮 73.5%
  • Actual: 74% (2021 entering cohort)
  • Target: 鈮 74%
  • Actual: 78.4% (2022 entering cohort)
  • Target: 75-78 %
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  • Target: 75-78%
  • Actual:聽 (2024 entering cohort)
  • Target: 75-78%
  • Actual:聽 (2025 entering cohort)
  • Target: 75-78%
  • Actual: (2026 entering cohort)
  • Target: 75-78%
  • Actual: (2027 entering cohort)
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3. Enrollment (Indicator for Goals 1, 2, 3)

Headcount is the physical count (non-duplicated) of students taken on a prescribed census date after the end of the drop/add period. A credit hour, graduate or undergraduate, measures the academic load or units earned for coursework.聽 At Ramapo, headcount and credit hours are calculated based on fall semester census data.

Targets and Actuals: Undergraduate Headcount

  • Target: 4,919
  • Actual: 5,013 (4,573 FTE) (Fall 2023)
  • Target: 5,150
  • Actual: 5,444 (4,818 FTE) (Fall 2024)
  • Target: 5,369
  • Actual: 5,492聽 (4,935 FTE) (Fall 2025)
  • Target: 5492-5515
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  • Target: 5505-5568
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  • Target: 5548-5598
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  • Target: 5578-5629
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Targets: Graduate Headcount/Graduate Credit Hours

The KPI of Graduate Credit Hours (GCH) was replaced in 2026 with Graduate Headcount (GHC).

  • Target: 4,700
  • Actual: 4,188 (Fall 2023) (GHC=508)
  • Target: 4,800
  • Actual: 4,710 (Fall 2024) (GHC=537)
  • Target: 5,063
  • Actual: 4,746 (Fall 2025) (GHC=529)
  • Target:聽 499-523
  • Actual:聽 (Fall 2026)
  • Target: 389-413
  • Actual:聽 (Fall 2027)
  • Target: 416-440
  • Actual:聽 (Fall 2028)
  • Target: 442-466
  • Actual:聽 (Fall 2029)
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4. Community Diversity (Indicator for Goals 1, 2, 3)

The Community Diversity KPI was discontinued in 2026.

RCNJ Community Diversity in Relation to New Jersey Diversity: At Ramapo, Community Diversity is primarily calculated based on fall semester frozen file data. This KPI is one indicator of we use to assess how 69色情视频 is serving the residents of the State of New Jersey. For this KPI, community diversity is defined by 69色情视频 in close accordance with the federal 鈥渕inority rate鈥 definition as the percent of:

  • RCNJ undergraduate students and graduate students (full-time) who self-report as Hispanic (Hispanic or Latino/a only, Hispanic and American Indian/Nat. Alaskan, Hispanic and Asian, Hispanic and Black, Hispanic and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic and White, Hispanic and Multiple Races), American Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian, Black/African American, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Multiple Races/Multiracial
  • RCNJ faculty (full-time instructional staff including lecturers) who self-report as Hispanic (Hispanic or Latino/a only, Hispanic and American Indian/Nat. Alaskan, Hispanic and Asian, Hispanic and Black, Hispanic and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic and White, Hispanic and Multiple Races), American Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian, Black/African American, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Multiple Races/Multiracial.
  • RCNJ non-faculty/staff (full-time non-instructional staff including librarians) who self-report as Hispanic (Hispanic or Latino/a only, Hispanic and American Indian/Nat. Alaskan; Hispanic and Asian, Hispanic and Black, Hispanic and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic and White, Hispanic and Multiple Races), American Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian, Black/African American, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Multiple Races/Multiracial.

New Jersey Diversity is defined in accordance with the federal 2020 American Community Survey (US Census) as the percent of New Jersey residents who self-report聽 Race and Hispanic Origin as Hispanic or Latino, Black/African American alone, American Indian/Alaska Native alone, Asian alone, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, and Two or More Races. The 2020 US Census found that 52% of New Jersey residents self-report Race and Hispanic Origin as one or more of the six categories above.

US Census and RCNJ Actuals: Undergraduate and Graduate Students

  • US Census (NJ): 52%
  • Actual: 44%
  • US Census (NJ): 52%
  • Actual: 46%
  • US Census (NJ): 52%
  • Actual: 46.4%
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US Census and RCNJ Actuals: Faculty

  • US Census (NJ): 52%
  • Actual: 34.4%
  • US Census (NJ): 52%
  • Actual: 34.3%
  • US Census (NJ): 52%
  • Actual: 34.3%
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US Census and RCNJ Actuals: Non-faculty/staff

  • US Census (NJ): 52%
  • Actual: 26%
  • US Census (NJ): 52%
  • Actual: 28.1%
  • US Census (NJ): 52%
  • Actual: 27.7%
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5. Supportive Campus (Indicator for Goals 1, 2)

Supportive Campus is defined, in part, by the National Survey of Student Engagement (14a-i) as the extent to which (4=very much, 3=quite a bit, 2=some, 1=very little) students report their institution emphasizes: “Providing support for your overall well-being (recreation, health care, counseling, etc.)” and “Helping you manage your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)”

Targets and Actuals: Providing Support for Overall Well-being

  • Target: RCNJ first Year Student Rating: 2.8
  • Actual: 3.0
  • Target: RCNJ First Year Student Rating: 鈮 Carnegie Med. Average
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Targets and Actuals: Helping Manage Non-academic Responsibilities

  • Target: RCNJ Senior Student Rating: 鈮 2.2
  • Actual: RCNJ Senior Student Rating: 2.2
  • Target: RCNJ Senior Student Rating: 鈮 Carnegie Med. Average
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  • Target: RCNJ Senior Student Rating: 鈮 Carnegie Med. Average
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6. Total Dollars Raised Annually (Indicator for Goals 1, 2, 3)

Total Dollars Raised Annually captures the 69色情视频 Foundation’s Statement of Activities inclusive of gifts, grants, and pledges in the year they were recorded. It does not include planned gifts unless revenue is realized in the reporting year. This definition is informed by the CASE Voluntary Support of Education Report’s guidelines. This KPI is updated in accordance with the Foundation’s fiscal year.

*Note: Following the establishment of broader fundraising goals at the conclusion of FY2024, Total Dollars Raised Annually replaced Alumni Participation as a stronger indicator of fundraising effectiveness.

Targets and Actuals: Total Dollars Raised Annually

  • Target: $3.673M
  • Actual: $4.936M
  • Target: $3.88M
  • Actual: $8.548M
  • Target: $3.94M
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7. Employee Satisfaction (Indicator for Goals 1, 2, 3)

Employee satisfaction is defined by using data from the Great Colleges to Work For (GCTWF) survey that evaluates, on a scale of 0-100, the following dimensions of employment on a generally triennial basis: Job Satisfaction & Support, Professional Development, Pride, and Collaboration. Targets are largely based on the average scores of other Carnegie Master’s participating institutions. In addition, employee satisfaction data may be collected on these dimensions by POER during the years in which GCTWF is not administered.

Targets and Actuals: Job Satisfaction & Support

  • Target: 74
  • Actual: 70
  • Target: 75
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Targets and Actuals: Mission & Pride

  • Target: 70
  • Actual: 70
  • Target: 75
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Targets and Actuals: Professional Development

  • Target: 70
  • Actual: 56
  • Target: 64
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Targets and Actuals: Collaboration

  • Target: 64
  • Actual: 57
  • Target: 61
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8. Peer Assessment (Indicator for Goals 1, 3)

Peer Assessment is a factor used by US News to measure undergraduate academic reputation. Through a seventeen-point qualitative survey, US News asks the president, provost and dean of admissions at each school to rate the quality of the academic programs at schools in the same ranking category, including their own. Peer Assessment Score is weighted as 20% of the overall ranking score and is calculated based on a scale of 1-5. Ramapo treats Peer Assessment Score as an indirect measure of institutional reputation.

The Peer Assessment KPI was discontinued in 2026.

Targets and Actuals: Peer Assessment

  • Target: 鈮 2.8%
  • Actual: 2.9%
  • Target: 鈮 2.9%
  • Actual: 2.9%
  • Target: 鈮 2024
  • Actual: 3.0%
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9. Revenue Diversification (Indicator for Goal 3)

Revenue Diversification is defined by 69色情视频 as the percent of revenue that is not generated by net tuition (credit-bearing tuition and related fees); this includes operating revenues from grants, contracts, and other; and it also includes non-operating revenues from state appropriation, transactions with affiliates, investment, and other.聽 This value is captured in the College鈥檚 financial statements.

Targets and Actuals: Revenue Diversification

  • Target: 鈮 45%
  • Actual: 51%
  • Target: 鈮 47%
  • Actual: 54%
  • Target: 鈮 49%
  • Actual: 55%
  • Target: 鈮 50%
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  • Target: 鈮 50%
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10. Course Structure (Indicator for Goals 1, 2)

Course Structure is defined, in part, by the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement as the extent to which (very much: 76-100, quite a bit: 51-75, some: 26-50, very little: 0-25) faculty report structuring selected course sections so that students learn and develop in the following areas: Thinking Critically and Analytically (31c), Working Effectively with Others (31f), Understanding People of Other Backgrounds (economic, racial/ethnic, political, religious, nationality, etc.) (31h), Solving Complex Real-world Problems (31i), and Being an Informed and Active Citizen (31j).

Targets and Actuals: Course Structure

  • Target: Combined Average of 71-73
  • Actual: Combined Average of 72
  • Target: Combined Average of 75-77
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11. Site Energy Usage Intensity (Indicator for Goal 3)

Site Energy Use Intensity (EUI) is a measure used to express a building鈥檚 energy use as a function of its size or other characteristics. Site EUI is based on dividing the total energy billed by the provider (gas in MCF and electric in KWH, both converted to kBtu) by the total finished indoor space on campus (1,841,795 sqft). A low EUI generally but not always signifies good energy performance. Energy Star reports that the 2022 National Median for Site EUI in the US for Colleges and Universities was 84.3.

Targets and Actuals: Site Energy Usage Intensity (with solar production)

  • Target: 鈮 98.7
  • Actual: 106.7
  • Target: 鈮 2023
  • Actual: 113.9
  • Target: 鈮 2024
  • Actual: 118.8
  • Target: Reach a Site EUI of <100
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  • Target: Reach a Site EUI of <100
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  • Target: Reach a Site EUI of <100
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12. Strength of WiFi Coverage Across Academic, Administrative, and Residential Interior Spaces (Indicator for Goal 3)

The strength of WiFi coverage at Ramapo is measured by collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative data is collected by tracking the number of WiFi related service calls (aggregated by location) received by the Help Desk per month.

Quantitative data is collected by deploying a survey sampling methodology which deploys a WiFi signal strength meter (dBm) at various campus locations per month [dBM= decibels relative to milliwatt; acceptable range: -30 (high) to -100 (low); -30 amazing, -67 very good, -70 ok, -80 not good, -90 unusable]

Targets and Actuals: Wi-Fi Service Calls

  • Target: 鈮 270
  • Actual: 134
  • Target: 鈮 240
  • Actual: 92
  • Target: 鈮 210
  • Actual: 113
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Targets and Actuals: Wi-fi Signal Strength Average

  • Target: Determining baseline
  • Actual: Average of -53.2dBM +/- 11.2
  • Target: -53dBM +/- 11
  • Actual: -52.4dBM +/- 9.1
  • Target: -53dBM +/- 11
  • Actual: -52.9dBM +/- 10.9
  • Target: -53 dBM +/- 11
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