Ursinus College will prepare every student for success in their professional, civic, and personal lives through a transformational educational experience.

Strategic Initiatives

Offer a breadth of learning and development opportunities that facilitate the professional and personal success of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the public.

• Create dynamic, open questions-centered, 21st century learning experiences for generationally and intersectionally diverse audiences.
• Develop in-demand degree and non-degree programs aligned with Ursinus’s strengths at the intersection of disciplines.
• Expand Ursinus’s global footprint virtually, reputationally, and in-person promoting Ursinus’s distinctive open questions framework.
• Invest in 21st century teaching and learning spaces and technology.
• Establish a vibrant college town through off-campus asset development, dining services, and bookstore partner opportunities, and external use of college facilities.
• Create an ecosystem of holistic student and professional supports that enhances student outcomes, reduces performance gaps, retains talent, and fosters inclusive excellence for all members of the college community.

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Key Performance Indicators

Enrollment and Retention

By fiscal year 2027, with a competitive and distinctive portfolio of curricular offerings, including a minimum of four differentiating programs, the college will attain and maintain fulltime equivalent enrollment of 2,000 generationally and intersectionally diverse students. It will attain and maintain a first-year retention rate of 92%, six-year graduation rate of 85%, and a student debt-to-earnings ratio of 35%.

Student Satisfaction

By fiscal year 2027, an average of 80% of seniors report they would “definitely”/“probably” attend the college again. By fiscal year 2027, 88% of students report they gained “very much”/“quite a bit” from their experience at the college, and 55% will report that 6 or more of their courses “highly challenged” them to do their best work. Among admitted students and parents, the college’s athletic reputation and opportunities will increase by 0.5% each year through fiscal year 2027.

Student Academic Experience

By fiscal year 2027, the college will ensure that 100% of students participate in at least two high-impact practices. Seniors will report an advising score significantly higher than college peers (>3), global engagement will improve by 5% year over year, and 5% more students per year will participate in national scholarship and fellowship competitions.