Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) Program

Frostburg State University, along with all other University System of Maryland (USM) institutions, is participating in the Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) program.

Through a web reporting template entitled College Portrait, the VSA provides consistent, comparable, and transparent information on the undergraduate student experience to key higher education stakeholders, including prospective students and their families, public policy-makers, legislators, and campus faculty and staff. An important goal of the VSA is to improve public understanding of how public colleges and universities operate, and to affirm the significance of the many diverse missions of U.S. higher education.

More on VSA Summary and Background (PDF).

FSU's College Portrait

The College Portrait reporting template is five pages in length. Data elements are organized into three sections: 1) student and family information, 2) student experiences and perceptions, and 3) student learning outcomes.

Click on the image below to view FSU's 2008 College Portrait: