NU Success Indicators

Does NationsUniversity portray biblical Scriptures in a positive manner?

85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “The NU curriculum portrayed the biblical Scriptures in a positive manner” in the Program Completion Survey. 98.39% agreed or strongly agreed compared to 100% in 2016.

Does NationsUniversity offer academic programs that provide students with opportunities for personal, spiritual, and professional development?

85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “My faith was increased due to my studies at NU” in the Program Completion Survey. 96.77% agreed or strongly agreed 85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “The education I received from NU trained me to become a Christian leader” in the Program Completion Survey. 93.55% agreed or strongly agreed compared to 93.75 in 2016. 30% of graduates in the B.R.S. program will apply to graduate studies as measured by applications to NU’s graduate programs or requests for transcripts to be sent to other programs. (Current national average is about 39% but is generally lower in liberal arts and humanities.) This measure was new last year. NU has now entered into an agreement with a digital transcript service. This service will track the purpose of the requested transcript; however, the service was delayed until late 2015 so data is unavailable for the full year.

Does NationsUniversity offer programs of academic excellence at a post-secondary level of instruction?

100% of courses will be taught by professors holding appropriate credentials and education for the subject matter as determined by an annual review of faculty appointments. 100% of classes are taught by appropriately degreed faculty. 100% of faculty will be evaluated annually using the Faculty Evaluation Form with an average rating among all faculty of 2.5 on a 3.0 scale. (Score and scale were revised to match assessment.) 100% of faculty were evaluated with an average overall score of 2.91 on a 3.0 scale. 100% of courses will be reviewed by an appropriately credentialed faculty or administrator a minimum of one time in three years to ensure content, readings, exams, and writing assignments remain current and appropriate to the course’s level of instruction (undergraduate or graduate). All course and syllabus reviews have been completed in the three-year window including reconfiguration from 5-credit courses to 3-credit courses per DEAC recommendations. 85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “The examinations adequately tested the subject matter” in the Program Completion Survey. 93.55% agreed or strongly agreed 85% of students will agree with the statement “The examinations appropriately tested the course material presented in the syllabus, lecture notes, videos, and additional readings.” in the Course Completion Survey. 95.04% agreed or strongly agreed, up from 91.76% in 2016 and up from 84.3% in 2015.)

Does NationsUniversity build and maintain educational programs and services that are global in scope and suitable for global instruction?

85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “The NU curriculum was easy to apply to my culture and life experience” in the Program Completion Survey. 93.55% agreed or strongly agreed that curriculum was easy to apply to their culture. 95.16% agreed or strongly agreed that curriculum was easy to apply to their life experience.

Does NationsUniversity offer an open system for seekers without barriers to exploration?

85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “I felt no prejudice from NU personnel and/or materials because of my religious orientation” in the Program Completion Survey. 90.32% felt no prejudice from NU personnel. 87.10% felt the NU material was not prejudiced against their religious orientation.

Does NationsUniversity operate in keeping with the values found in the gospel of Jesus Christ?

85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “The NU personnel interact in ways that reflects the teachings of Jesus Christ” in the Program Completion Survey.

Does NationsUniversity protect the students’ security?

85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “I felt safe and secure in my dealings with NU” in the Program Completion Survey. 95.16% agreed or strongly agreed.

Does NationsUniversity provide programs that students can afford?

85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “NU books and materials are affordable” in the Program Completion Survey. 85.48% agreed or strongly agreed. In response to the need for accessible and affordable resources, in 2017 EBSCOhost was added and integrated into the LMS platform.

Does NationsUniversity provide accessible programs for students?

85% of students will indicate registration was extremely easy or moderately easy in the Program Completion Survey. 90.32% of students indicated registration was extremely or moderately easy. 85% of students indicated course materials were extremely or moderately accessible in the Program Completion Survey. 95.16% of students indicated materials were extremely or moderately accessible. 85% of students indicated course exams were extremely or moderately accessible in the Program Completion Survey. 96.77% of students indicated exams were extremely or moderately accessible. 85% of students indicated their student records indicating progress in the program were extremely or moderately accessible. 91.94% of students indicated student records were extremely or moderately accessible. 85% of student complaints concerning access to program and resources are resolved within 72 hours.

Does NationsUniversity encourage student progress through a supportive system of individual contacts by caring and dedicated staff & volunteers?

85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “I received sufficient encouragement from the NU personnel” in the Program Completion Survey. 85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “I experienced positive interaction with NU Student Services representatives” in the Program Completion Survey. 90.32% agreed or strongly agreed. 85% of students will answer “yes” to the statement “If you [contacted your advisor] did your advisor respond quickly?” in the Course Completion Survey. 95.49% answered “Yes” compared to 95.92% in 2016. 85% of students will agree with the statement “If you [contacted your advisor] how satisfied were you with the help provided?” in the Course Completion Survey. Overall, 95.58% were satisfied or highly satisfied (Online Students were 99.25% satisfied or highly satisfied and Prison Students were only 85.42%). 85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “I experienced positive interaction with NU Faculty” in the Program Completion Survey. 93.55% agreed or strongly agreed compared to 93.75% in 2016. 85% of students will agree or strongly agree that feedback from professors on graded material was beneficial on the Course Completion Survey. 75.21% of students agreed or strongly agreed that feedback was beneficial. 85% of students will answer “yes” to the statement “If you [contacted faculty] did your advisor respond quickly?” in the Course Completion Survey. 90.48% answered “yes” to this question, down from 93.33% in 2016. 85% of students will indicate satisfaction with the statement “If you [contacted faculty] how satisfied were you with the help provided?” in the Course Completion Survey. 92.86% of students were satisfied with the professor’s response, up from 88.89% in 2016.

Does NationsUniversity ensure satisfactory progress through its programs?

65% of students will graduate within the 150% of the time expected for each degree.

C.B.S. Completion Rate for 2017 is 72.2%.
B.R.S. Graduations Rate for 2017 (using a 2011 cohort) is 64.7%, up from 55.95%. (That is two consecutive years of improvement.)
MRS/MTS Graduation Rate for 2017 (using a 2014 cohort) is 91.67, up from 75% in 2016 and up from 69.2% in 2015.
M.Div. Graduation Rate for 2017 was not calculated as there were no admissions into the M.Div. during the 2011 academic year. All students admitted into the M.T.S.

All three rates meet the minimum acceptable benchmark set by DEAC for 2017. 33% of first-year undergraduate students will continue taking courses in the next academic year. The average completion rate for undergraduate courses in 2017 was 62.2%. The average completion rate for graduate courses in 2017 was 61.0% The average course grade for all undergraduate courses in 2017 was 82.58%. The average course grade for all graduate courses in 2017 was 86.86%.

Does NationsUniversity conduct the business of the institution in the most efficient means?

85% of student-initiated communications will be responded to within three (3) business days. 100% of student’s requests for refunds will be addressed according to the University’s Refund Policy. 85% of students will agree or strongly agree with the statement “The information I received before enrolling proved to be accurate” in the Program Completion Survey. 98.39% indicated information was accurate or very accurate. 85% of students will answer “Yes” to the question “Did the course description and summary accurately reflect the content of the class material?” in the Course Completion Survey. 99.45% indicated “Yes” to this question, up from 97.94% in 2016. 85% of students indicate that they will achieve the goals they had when they started the program as indicated in the Program Completion Survey. 98.39% indicated “Yes.” 85% of students indicate that they would refer a friend to study at NationsU. 100.00% indicated “Yes.” 85% of students indicate they were satisfied with their experience with NationsUniversity as indicated in the Program Completion Survey. (For 2015, a Graduate Satisfaction Survey was used.) 98.39% indicated they were satisfied with their studies with NationsUniversity, compared to 100% in 2016. The average completion rate for undergraduate courses will be no less than 50% and no less than 65% for graduate courses.

The average completion rate for undergraduate courses in 2017 was 62.2%. The average completion rate for graduate courses in 2017 was 61.0%.