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Education verified Verified Outcome TRL 9

Predictive Analytics for Student Retention (GPS Advising)

domain Client: Large Urban Research University handshake Provider: EAB / Internal schedule Deploy: 2012-Present
98 Impact
Enterprise Ready
Evidence Score: 5/10
Strength: Very High

Executive Summary

ANALYST: COI RESEARCH

Implementation of a massive predictive analytics engine that tracks 800+ risk factors daily to identify 'at-risk' students before they fail, triggering proactive advisor intervention.

rate_review Analyst Verdict

"The 'Moneyball' of higher education. This is the global benchmark for student success. By shifting advising from reactive (student asks for help) to proactive (algorithm flags risk), they eliminated the achievement gap based on race and income."

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Full Audit Report Available Includes Risk Register, Technical Specs & Compliance Data.

warning The Challenge

The university faced low graduation rates, particularly among low-income and first-generation students. Students often dropped out due to preventable bureaucratic errors (wrong course selection, financial hold) or academic struggles that went unnoticed until mid-terms, by which point recovery was impossible.

psychology The Solution

Built the 'GPS Advising' system, which analyzes 10 years of historical data to identify patterns leading to dropout. The system monitors 800+ data points for every student every night (e.g., registering for a course not in their major, getting a C- in a prerequisite). If a risk marker triggers, an alert is sent to an advisor, who must contact the student within 48 hours.

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Integrations
SIS (Banner), LMS
Deployment Model
SaaS Platform
Data Classification
Student Record Data
Estimated TCO / ROI
High (Advising Staff)
POC Summary ( to )

"N/A - Full Scale"

shield Risk Register & Mitigation

Risk Factor Severity Mitigation Strategy
Algorithmic Bias High Constant auditing of risk markers.
Advisor Burnout Medium Automated triage of alerts.

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Audited value realization curve

Graduation rate increased by ~70% (2003-Present) Verified Outcome
Primary KPIReduction of time-to-degree saving students millions
Audit CycleConferred more degrees to African Americans than any other US non-profit

policy Compliance & Gov

  • Standards: FERPA
  • Maturity (TRL): 9
  • Evidence Score: 5/10
  • Data Class: Student Record Data

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Verified Case Study
PDF • Version 1
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Technical Audit
PDF • Audited
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How we verified these outcomes for Large Urban Research University without exposing sensitive IP or identities.

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1. Raw Evidence

Audit ID: #PRIV-585
Evidence: Direct SQL Logs
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2. Verified Asset

Outcome: Verified
Ref ID: #COI-585

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