Highlights from the Student Satisfaction Survey
38% responded to our Spring 2007 3rd party survey.
- 93 percent of students were satisfied with their studies at WGU.
- 86 percent of students were either satisfied or very satisfied with the mentoring and support they received.
Highlights from the WGU Graduate Survey
A 3rd party case study and survey of WGU graduates.
- 98 percent of students would recommend WGU to others.
- 91 percent of students were satisfied with preparation for future education.
- 86 percent of graduates were satisfied with their WGU experience.
- 79 percent of graduates were satisfied with preparation for their career of choice.
- 63 percent of graduates received a raise, promotion, or new position as a result of their WGU degree.
Highlights from the Employer Satisfaction Case Study
61 employers responded as part of our 2007 Employer Case Study
- 95 percent of employers were satisfied with WGU graduates as employees.
- 90 percent of employers rate WGU graduate's preparation for the workforce as "Good" or "Excellent".
- 88 percent of employers said they would hire more WGU graduates if given the chance.
- 69 percent of employers rate WGU graduates as Excellent employees.
Student Performance on National and WGU Assessments
WGU students' results in taking major national exams as compared to national performance measures.
National Business Exams
The Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification exam:
National Teachers Exams
- PRAXIS Math Exam
- WGU pass rate: 85%
- Percent of WGU students in top 15% Nationally: 41%
- PRAXIS Elementary Education Pedagogy Exam
- WGU pass rate: 94%
- Percent of WGU students in top 15% Nationally: 32%
- PRAXIS Elementary Education Content Exam
- WGU pass rate: 97%
- Percent of WGU students in top 15% Nationally: 28%
* Note: WGU pass rates exceed 90% on 8 of 10 PRAXIS exams.
WGU Competency Exams
Pass rate: 79.5%*
*Note: Individuals who don't pass the assessments are typically able to retake their exams or resubmit their
assignments under the guidance of their mentor.
Results of the National Study of Student Engagement (NSSE)
NSSE is a survey of student engagement in the academic and social life at schools nationwide. It examines a variety of
characteristics of student activity at a university, focused on the degree to which students are actively participating in the
opportunities for engagement provided by their universities. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
has a classification system for colleges and universities that is used widely for policy and research purposes (defined as
Carnegie Peers). NSSE identifies colleges and universities that meet the same Carnegie profile as WGU and reports
comparisons between WGU's results and this group of similar institutions.
In this study, questions were asked of students and graduates. They answered on a scale of 1 to 4, 4 being the highest
or best answer, and 1 being the lowest or worst. WGU's results are in red, the Carnegie Peers are in green, and the
NSSE 2007 average is in yellow.
Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of advising at your institution?
 
How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution?
 
If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are now attending?
 
- WGU Seniors rate WGU in top 10% of institutions nationally on NSSE's Level of Academic Challenge category.
- WGU Seniors rate their Student-Mentor interaction in the top 50% of institutions nationally.
- WGU First Year students rate their Student-Mentor interaction in the top 10% of institutions nationally.
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