In September 2010, the Kansas Board of Regents approved a 10-year strategic agenda for the state’s public higher education system. Entitled Foresight 2020, the plan sets long-range achievement goals that are measurable, reportable, and ensures the state’s higher education system meets Kansans’ expectations.

Six years of reporting are now available to review progress on Foresight 2020 goals and objectives.  A redesign of the overall strategic plan structure in 2012 reduced the number of strategic goals from six to three, but retained many of the original measures. In 2015 and 2016 minor modifications were made to the structure of the progress report and several updated metrics were added.

The three strategic goals of Foresight 2020 are: 

1. Increase Higher Education Attainment Among Kansans
2. Improve Alignment of the State's Higher Education System with the Needs of the Economy
3. Ensure State University Excellence  
   
   

Foresight 2020 Strategic Plan - Summary Overview (January 2017) (pdf)

Progress Reports

Ninth Annual Foresight 2020 Progress Report (February 2020)

• Print Report (pdf)
• Appendix: Graduation by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Retention by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Race/Ethnicity Demographics by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: University Peer Comparisons (pdf)

Eighth Annual Foresight 2020 Progress Report (January 2019)

• Print Report (pdf)
• Appendix: Graduation by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Retention by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Race/Ethnicity Demographics by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: University Peer Comparisons (pdf)
• Supplemental Notes - includes additional explanation on data and initiatives presented throughout the report (pdf)
• Glossary - defines terms used throughout the report (pdf)

Seventh Annual Foresight 2020 Progress Report (January 2018)

• Print Report (pdf)
• Appendix: Graduation by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Retention by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Race/Ethnicity Demographics by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: University Peer Comparisons (pdf)
• Supplemental Notes - includes additional explanation on data and initiatives presented throughout the report (pdf)
• Glossary - defines terms used throughout the report (pdf)

Sixth Annual Foresight 2020 Progress Report (January 2017)

• Print Report (pdf)
• Appendix: Credential Production by Institution - interactive data set
• Appendix: Graduation by Institution (pdf)*
• Appendix: Retention by Institution (pdf)*
• Appendix: Student Success Index - interactive data set
• Appendix: Race/Ethnicity Demographics by Institution (pdf)*
• Appendix: Employment and Wages in Kansas by Institution - interactive data set
• Appendix: University Peer Comparisons (pdf)**
• Supplemental Notes - includes additional explanation on data and initiatives presented throughout the report (pdf)
• Glossary - defines terms used throughout the report (pdf)

^{*Appendix files were reloaded to the site on 2/9/17; only formatting changes were made.
**University Peer Comparisons were updated on 3/13/17 following new IPEDS data available on select metrics; rankings were not adjusted in the print report.}

Additional information referenced in the report and available on this website:

• NCHEMS Attainment Model
• Kansas Guaranteed Course Transfer/Reverse Transfer
• Accelerating Opportunity: Kansas
• Excel in Career Technical Education (SB155)
• University Engineering Initiative Act
• Kansas Nursing Initiative
• K-TIP Report
  
  

Fifth Annual Foresight 2020 Progress Report (January 2016)

• Presentation - made to the Kansas Board of Regents on January 20, 2016 (pdf)
• Print Report - written report on Foresight 2020 progress (pdf)
• Appendix: Credential Production by Institution - interactive data set
• Appendix: Graduation by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Retention by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Student Success Index - interactive data set
• Appendix: Race/Ethnicity Demographics by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Employment and Wages in Kansas by Institution - interactive data set
• Appendix: University Peer Comparisons (pdf)
• Supplemental Notes - includes additional explanation on data and initiatives presented throughout the report (pdf)
• Glossary - defines terms used throughout the report (pdf)
  
  

Fourth Annual Foresight 2020 Progress Report (January 2015)

• Presentation - made to the Kansas Board of Regents (pdf)
• Print Report - written report on Foresight 2020 progress (pdf)
• Appendix: Demographics by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Graduation by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Retention by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Student Success Index - interactive data set
• Appendix: Credential Production by Institution (pdf)
• Appendix: Employment in Kansas and Average Earnings by Award Type by Institution (pdf)
• Supplemental Notes - includes additional explanation on data and initiatives presented throughout the report (pdf)
• Glossary - defines terms used throughout the report (pdf)
  
  

Third Annual Foresight 2020 Progress Report (January 2014)

• Presentation - made to the Kansas Board of Regents (pdf)
• Print Report - written report on Foresight 2020 progress; includes appendices (pdf)
• Supplemental Notes - includes additional explanation on data and initiatives presented throughout the report (pdf)
• Glossary - defines terms used throughout the report (pdf)
  
  

Second Annual Foresight 2020 Progress Report (January 2013)

• Presentation - made to the Kansas Board of Regents; includes updates on metrics (pdf)
• Print Report - written report on Foresight 2020 progress (pdf)
• Appendices - includes institution level data on student demographics, retention, graduation, credential production and employment in Kansas post graduation (pdf)
  
  

First Annual Foresight 2020 Progress Report (January 2012)

• Presentation - made to the Kansas Board of Regents; includes update on tasks and measures as outlined in the inagural Foresight 2020 Strategic Plan (pdf)
• Print Report - written report on Foresight 2020 progress (pdf)