A new report from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities finds public and land-grant institutions are accelerating coordinated degree-completion strategies, moving away from scattered programs toward data-driven student success systems. The “A Decade of Success” analysis tracks 154 innovations implemented by 90 institutions across 41 states from 2015 to 2024. The report describes three phases: initial efforts centered on first-year retention (such as summer bridge, peer mentoring, and early advising outreach). Next came more structured guided academic pathways and predictive analytics to flag at-risk students before problems escalated. In the most recent period, institutions integrated advising, financial aid, and mental health and personal support services into unified frameworks. The report highlights targeted “completion grants” that removed small financial barriers for students close to graduating, with many participating institutions adding completion-based aid by the final years of the study period. The findings suggest graduation management is becoming a core institutional responsibility, with financial, academic, and well-being supports treated as interconnected levers rather than separate departments.