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At a university serving nearly 70,000 students \u2014 one of the nation\u2019s largest student bodies \u2014 student success can\u2019t depend on chance or on students figuring out complex systems on their own.<\/p>\n

UCF has built something different.<\/p>\n

Over the past decade, the university increased its four-year graduation rate by 23.4 percentage points, from 40.4% for the 2011\u201315 cohort to 63.8% for the 2021\u201325 cohort. Preliminary projections for the 2022\u201326 cohort indicate the rate could surpass 67%.<\/p>\n

That progress has helped transform student outcomes and earned UCF recognition as one of three finalists for the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities\u2019 Excellence in Student Success Award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The distinction reflects a fundamental shift in how UCF approaches student success: not as a collection of programs, but as a university-wide operating model designed to help more students thrive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat distinguishes UCF\u2019s approach is the way our community has translated that belief into sustained action,\u201d UCF President Alexander N. Cartwright says. \u201cWe have listened to students, strengthened cross-functional collaboration, used evidence to guide timely support and embedded student success practices into the university’s daily operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

And UCF has done it while operating with fewer resources than many of its peers. The university receives the lowest funding per full-time equivalent student among Florida\u2019s 12 State University System institutions and ranks in the 11th percentile nationally for expenditures per student among public universities.<\/p>\n

UCF didn\u2019t wait for permission or for more resources to improve outcomes. It transformed how the university works. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Belonging Is the Starting Line<\/h2>\n

In 2022, UCF made Student Success and Well-Being<\/a> its highest strategic priority. Then it asked students a simple question: What does it mean to thrive?<\/p>\n

Their answers helped create BEAM<\/a> \u2014 Belonging, Engaging, Achieving and Meaning \u2014 a framework for success that gives students, faculty<\/a>, and staff a shared way to describe connection, purpose, academic progress, and well-being.<\/p>\n

Today, BEAM reaches across the student experience. By Fall 2025, nearly 35,000 students had participated in orientation programming incorporating the framework. Thousands more engaged with BEAM-informed support across the university: 158 Academic Success Coaches and student success professionals use BEAM-guided conversations with students; 8,323 students engaged through Housing and Residential Life programming; 3,971 students engaged through Fraternity and Sorority Life; and more than 19,000 students engaged through the Dixon Career Development Center<\/a> in the last year.<\/p>\n

The idea is simple but powerful: Success starts with students feeling that they belong and knowing where to turn when they need help.<\/p>\n

Building a Coordinated System of Care<\/h2>\n

UCF dared to rethink traditional academic guidance, replacing reactive advising with a holistic Academic Success Coaching<\/a> model in 2023 \u2014 one that reaches students before challenges become barriers.<\/p>\n

Academic Success Coaches combine BEAM-guided conversations with student-level analytics to identify needs \u2014 including academic planning, graduation requirements, registration issues and even personal challenges \u2014 initiate outreach and connect students with support. Rather than waiting for students to ask for help, coaches use data to identify where support may be needed and reach out.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Academic Success Coaches are aligned with students as both advisors and coaches,” says Jennifer Sumner, assistant vice president of Academic Success Coaching at UCF. \u201cWe\u2019ve positioned [them] to be active and dynamic, and we expect students to do the same \u2014 to take an active role in their journey and work with us [to determine] how they can be successful at UCF.\u201d<\/p>\n

Behind that work is UCF\u2019s Student Success Analytics platform, which brings real-time visibility into progression risk, retention patterns, graduation forecasts and intervention activity into one environment.<\/p>\n

Every student in the graduating cohort is automatically evaluated nightly for indicators of completion status and progression risk. Those insights allow coaches, colleges and administrators to act while there is still time to make a difference.<\/p>\n

The university\u2019s Student Success Tiger Team takes that proactive approach further. Launched in 2024, the cross-functional team brings together analytics, coaching, enrollment management, academic affairs and college partners to resolve issues that individual advising can\u2019t solve alone. Using data to pinpoint barriers to graduation, the team helped prioritize graduating students for required courses, expand course capacity and improve graduation-related paperwork processes.<\/p>\n

And this work now reaches students earlier in their academic journey, not just those nearing graduation. Progression checks for students in their first three years help identify challenges sooner, creating a continuum of support from entry to degree completion.<\/p>\n

\u201c[I can\u2019t] express my gratitude enough for [my Academic Success Coach\u2019s] support during my time at UCF, says psychology alum Jasmine Washington \u201925<\/strong>. \u201cI graduated with my bachelor\u2019s degree, and I couldn\u2019t have reached that milestone without [his] guidance. Navigating the requirements and staying on track wasn’t always easy, but [his] encouragement and insight truly made a difference in my journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Advancing Timely Degree Completion<\/h2>\n

The impact is undeniable.<\/p>\n

UCF\u2019s four-year graduation rate has climbed to\u00a063.8%<\/strong>, surpassing Florida\u2019s 60% preeminence benchmark, with another increase projected for the 2022\u201326 cohort.<\/p>\n

But the bigger accomplishment is what UCF built to get there.<\/p>\n

Rather than layering temporary programs onto existing structures, UCF embedded student success into how it operates \u2014 from leadership priorities and analytics to coaching, academic planning and institutional decision-making. The progress isn\u2019t a result of a single program or initiative. It comes from making student success a shared responsibility.<\/p>\n

Students helped define what thriving looks like. Faculty and staff bring that vision to life. Analytics reveal where action is needed. Coaches provide personalized support. Colleges and administrative teams remove barriers. And university leaders keep student success at the center of decision-making.<\/p>\n

Together, those efforts create an environment where more students can belong, move forward, overcome obstacles and graduate on time \u2014 prepared to thrive long after they leave campus.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the difference between supporting student success and building a university around it.<\/p>\n

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