The Higher Education Act of 1965 mandates the dissemination of a wide range of policies and student outcomes data to parents, staff members, and prospective and enrolled students. Congress updated the HEA in 1990 with the Student Right-To-Know (SRTK) and Campus Security Act, which required institutions receiving Title IV funding to disclose additional information. Specifically, upon admission, campuses were required to calculate the completion or graduation rates of full-time, certificate- or degree-seeking students.
Additionally, schools that award athletic aid and receive Title IV funding are required to disclose to parents, coaches, and prospective student-athletes the average completion and graduation rates for the last four years, as well as the student success outcomes for all students and student-athletes by gender, race/ethnicity, and sport. Please visit nces.ed.gov, the website of the National Center for Education Statistics, to find out more about UVI's responsibilities under the HEA and SRTK.
The six-year graduation rate measures the percentage of first-time, full-time Bachelor-seeking students who complete their program at UVI within six years.
| Fall 2017 | Fall 2016 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 20 | 24 | 21 | 26 |
| Women | 34 | 26 | 38 | 31 |
| Total (Men and Women) | 28 | 26 | 32 | 29 |
| U.S. NonResident | 28 | 0 | 29 | 50 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 30 | 16 | 27 | 34 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | ||
| Asian | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Black of African American | 27 | 26 | 33 | 27 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | |||
| White | 45 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Two or more races | 100 | 33 | 100 | 100 |
| Race and ethnicity unknown | 9 | 40 | 35 | 35 |
The retention rates quantify the proportion of first-time, full-time bachelors students who reenroll at the University of the Virgin Islands in the subsequent fall term.
| Retention Rates | Fall 2022 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 76% | 66% | 63% | 63% | 66% | 77% |
| Women | 76% | 67% | 64% | 65% | 70% | 77% |
| Men | 78% | 63% | 60% | 58% | 43% | 76% |
Transfer-out Rates - UVI is not a Transfer Out institution
Transfer-out Rates for Students Receiving Athletically Related Student Aid - UVI is not a Transfer Out institution
Financial Literacy Guidance from Federal Student Aid
The Financial Literacy Guidance from Federal Student Aid t is designed to help counselors and mentors assist postsecondary students in developing the skills necessary to make informed financial decisions, in particular with regard to the student loan process.
The transfer of academic credit to the university is described in the Undergraduate Catalog and Graduate Bulletin (Admissions)
MSCHE: 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Phone: 215-662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation.
The University of the Virgin Islands is accredited by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Phone: 215-662-5606
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) provides opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and members of the public to submit information regarding the qualifications for accreditation of its member institutions. The Commission also provides an opportunity for any individual or entity to submit information regarding the Commission’s compliance with its own policies and procedures as well as requirements for federal recognition or the recognition criteria of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Inquiries related to this accreditation or complaints against the commission or its accredited institutions can be directed to: https://www.msche.org/complaints/
The University of the Virgin Islands is licensed to operate as an institution of higher education in the Virgin Islands of the United States.
The University of the Virgin Islands is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA), which grants authorization through the four regional education compacts to deliver distance education courses and programs. The University of the Virgin Islands is affiliated through the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). To see if your state is also a member, which would allow you to enroll in UVI’s distance education programs, visit the NC-SARA website.
Students are encouraged to utilize the University's internal complaint or review policies and procedures prior to filing a complaint with a state agency. For access to the contact information from each state in which a complaint may be filed, be directed to:
https://www.nc-sara.org/content/state-portal-entity-contacts
With this privilege, the University imposes the necessary obligations and responsibilities upon its stakeholders. The University is endowing all of these stakeholders with the overall responsibility to maximize the resources and use them in an ethical and efficient way consistent with University policies and contracts, and territorial and federal laws. The University makes resources available to its campuses, its instructional sites and to stakeholders remotely in the expectation that these resources will be used for the purpose of performing University business in the process of achieving the mission and vision of the University. The University accepts the reality that personal calls or emails may be received and/or sent.
