Section 89295.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:

(1) The "four-year graduation rate" means the percentage of a cohort that entered the university as freshmen that successfully graduated within four years.

(2) The "six-year graduation rate" means the percentage of a cohort that entered the university as freshmen that successfully graduated within six years.

(3) The "two-year transfer graduation rate" means the percentage of a cohort that entered the university as junior-level transfer students from the California Community Colleges that successfully graduated within two years.

(4) The "three-year transfer graduation rate" means the percentage of a cohort that entered the university as junior-level transfer students from the California Community Colleges that successfully graduated within three years.

(5) "Low-income students" means students who receive a Pell Grant at any time during their matriculation at the institution.

(b) Commencing with the 2013–14 academic year, the California State University shall report, by March 1 of each year, on the following performance measures for the preceding academic year, to inform budget and policy decisions and promote the effective and efficient use of available resources:

(1) The number of transfer students enrolled annually from the California Community Colleges, and the percentage of transfer students as a proportion of the total undergraduate student population.

(2) The number of low-income students enrolled annually and the percentage of low-income students as a proportion of the total student population.

(3) The systemwide four-year and six-year graduation rates for each cohort of students and, separately, for low-income students.

(4) The systemwide two-year and three-year transfer graduation rates for each cohort of students and, separately, for each cohort of low-income students.

(5) The number of degree completions annually, in total and for the following categories:

(A) Freshman entrants.

(B) Transfer students.

(C) Graduate students.

(D) Low-income students.

(6) The percentage of first-year undergraduates who have earned sufficient course credits by the end of their first year of enrollment to indicate they will complete a degree in four years.

(7) For all students, the total amount of funds received from all sources identified in subdivision (c) of Section 89290 for the year, divided by the number of degrees awarded that same year.

(8) For undergraduate students, the total amount of funds received from all sources identified in subdivision (c) of Section 89290 for the year expended for undergraduate education, divided by the number of undergraduate degrees awarded that same year.

(9) The average number of course credits accumulated by students at the time they complete their degrees, disaggregated by freshman entrants and transfers.

(10) (A) The number of degree completions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, disaggregated by undergraduate students, graduate students, and low-income students.

(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), "STEM fields" include, but are not necessarily limited to, all of the following: computer and information sciences, engineering and engineering technologies, biological and biomedical sciences, mathematics and statistics, physical sciences, and science technologies.

(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 50, Sec. 4. Effective July 1, 2013.)