Institutions are adopting evidence‑based tactics to bolster student completion: intrusive advising, targeted course redesign, predictive analytics and curricular restructuring top the list of recommended strategies. Experts lay out five practical measures colleges can deploy to improve graduation outcomes. The University of St. Thomas highlighted how personalized data systems track attendance, engagement and at‑risk signals to drive interventions. Campus leaders said analytics have helped tailor advising, reduce stop‑out rates and align course offerings with student pathways. Practitioners caution that data tools require investments in staff training and privacy safeguards, but they argue the payoff—faster time‑to‑degree and lower student costs—makes analytics and targeted student success programs an immediate priority for budget‑pressed campuses.