University of Maryland Baltimore County

The average drop/fail/withdraw (DFW) rate for Algebra and Elementary Functions from Fall 2013 to Spring 2016 (prior to the development of Quantitative Literacy and implementation of the statistics-based pathway) was 33%. In contrast, the average DFW rate for all sections of Quantitative Literacy that have been offered since Fall 2016 is 17%, demonstrating that the Quantitative Literacy course has been initially more successful than Algebra and Elementary Functions course.