Our Commitment
The University Innovation Alliance is the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to increasing the number and diversity of college graduates in the United States.
We share a sense of urgency about this work because we are public universities with a public mission. Higher education needs to do a better job of graduating students across the socioeconomic spectrum, particularly low-income students, first-generation students, and students of color.
Raising graduation rates is imperative for individual social mobility and U.S. global competitiveness.
For too long, colleges and universities wasted time and resources trying to solve this graduation challenge by themselves. It was inefficient and ineffective, and students paid the price. In 2014, we flipped the script. We decided to innovate together. We set ambitious goals, opened up our data, and agreed to share everything we learn.
Our Member Institutions
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Arizona State University
Michael Crow, President
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Georgia State University
M. Brian Blake, President
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Iowa State University
Wendy Wintersteen, President
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Michigan State University
Kevin M. Guskiewicz, President
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North Carolina A&T State University
Harold L. Martin Sr., Chancellor
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The Ohio State University
Walter "Ted" Carter, Jr. , President
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Oregon State University
Jayathi Y. Murthy, President
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Purdue University
Mung Chiang, President
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University at Buffalo
Satish K. Tripathi, President
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University of California Riverside
Kim A. Wilcox, Chancellor
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University of Central Florida
Alexander Cartwright, President
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University of Colorado Denver
Michelle Marks, Chancellor
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University of Illinois Chicago
Marie Lynn Miranda, Chancellor
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UMBC - University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Valerie Sheares Ashby, President
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Javier A. Reyes, Chancellor
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University of New Mexico
Garnett S. Stokes, President
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University of Utah
Taylor Randall, President
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Michael Rao, President