Student Achievement Data

The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is proud of its students’ achievements and the success of its programs. The University has internal processes for assessing student learning and program success, and it adheres to standards and assessment processes established by accrediting bodies at the institutional and program levels.

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The University holds institutional accreditation from the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and various programmatic accreditations, including the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA), and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

 

The various accreditors sometimes have different requirements for data reporting. For example, some accreditors require data calculated for a calendar year; others require it calculated on an academic calendar; some calculate graduation rates on 100% of expected completion time; others use a 150%-time frame. Data presented on the USAHS website includes information on calculating data points to contextualize the information to be transparent. Please direct any questions to the University’s Office of Assessment and Institutional Research at [email protected].

 

Retention Rate

The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) tracks retention rates by degree cohorts. USAHS bases the rates on institutional definitions and calculations, which may differ to some degree from calculation requirements by programmatic accreditation, state licensure, and other retention rate calculation definitions.  The programmatic accreditations, state agencies, and/or Department of Education may utilize varying timeframes and/or student status when measuring retention and/or graduation.

The retention rate measures how many students enter the degree program and are retained one year later.  It is the number of students who enrolled in the fall term and reenrolled the following fall. The following retention tables are for students who entered the degree programs for the first time.

The data is as of March 2025.

Retention Rate of New Enrollments by Program
Reporting Term
2022 FA2023 FA2024 FA
ProgramCohort Sizea% RetainedCohort Sizea% RetainedCohort Sizea% Retained
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)30593%30296%24793%
Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT)9694%7189%7992%
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)b21597%16894%16095%
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)b14895%9693%9297%
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP)8095%11194%12794%
Doctor in Education (EdD)1369%<1071%<10100%
Master of Health Administration (MHA)<1080%<1033%<1067%
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)2374%3177%4372%
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)5173%1979%1080%
Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)2576%<10100%2186%

a To protect student anonymity, a cohort size of less than 10 is notated with <10.
b Includes all modalities (residential, flex and hybrid immersion).

Retention Rate of New Enrollments by Program and Gender
Reporting Term
2022 FA2023 FA2024 FA
ProgramGenderCohort Sizea% RetainedCohort Sizea% RetainedCohort Sizea% Retained
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)Male
Female
132
173
92%
93%
137
165
98%
95%
101
146
94%
92%
Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT)Male
Female
46
50
91%
96%
33
38
88%
89%
34
45
85%
98%
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)bMale
Female
23
192
91%
97%
21
147
90%
95%
16
144
94%
95%
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)bMale
Female
14
134
86%
96%
<10
90
83%
93%
10
82
94%
98%
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP)Male
Female
<10
78
100%
95%
<10
107
75%
94%
<10
123
75%
95%
Doctor of Education (EdD)Male
Female
Unknown
<10
<10
<10
100%
63%
0%
<10
<10
100%
67%

<10

100%
Master of Health Administration (MHA)Male
Female
<10
<10
100%
67%
<10
<10
100%
0%
<10
<10
50%
75%
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)Male
Female
Unknown
<10
16
57%
81%
<10
24
71%
79%
<10
39
<10
100%
69%
100%
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)Male
Female
<10
45
67%
73%
<10
18
100%
78%
<10
<10
100%
78%
Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)Male
Female
<10
21
75%
76%

<10

100%
<10
20
0%
90%

a To protect student anonymity, a cohort size of less than 10 is notated with <10.
b Includes all modalities (residential, flex and hybrid immersion).


Retention Rate of New Enrollments by Program and Race/Ethnicity

As student numbers for race/ethnicity groups cannot be grouped with specificity, two categories, “Minority” and “Other”, were created to capture the information to display data.  The “minority” category includes Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black, African American, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.   The “other” category includes two or more races, nonresident alien, and race and ethnicity unknown.

Reporting Term
2022 FA2023 FA2024 FA
ProgramRace/Ethnicityc, dCohort Sizea% RetainedCohort Sizea% RetainedCohort Sizea% Retained
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)White
Person of Color
Other
119
127
59
92%
94%
90%
124
161
17
99%
94%
100%
127
115
<10
94%
91%
100%
Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT)White
Person of Color
Other
26
37
33
96%
92%
94%
24
44
<10
96%
86%
67%
41
35
<10
95%
89%
100%
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)bWhite
Person of Color
Other
101
96
18
99%
94%
100%
93
68
<10
95%
94%
86%
101
55
<10
97%
91%
100%
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)bWhite
Person of Color
Other
59
79
10
97%
94%
100%
49
44
<10
94%
91%
100%
59
32
<10
95%
100%
100%
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP)White
Person of Color
Other
28
19
33
96%
100%
91%
50
56
<10
92%
95%
100%
77
44
<10
95%
93%
100%
Doctor of Education (EdD)White
Person of Color
Other
<10
<10
<10
100%
67%
0%
<10
<10
<10
80%
100%
0%
<10
<10
100%
100%
Master of Health Administration (MHA)White
Person of Color
Other

<10

80%
<10
<10
0%
50%
<10
<10
<10
100%
33%
100%
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)White
Person of Color
Other
15
<10
<10
73%
71%
100%
21
<10
<10
81%
67%
75%
29
<10
<10
72%
56%
100%
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)White
Person of Color
Other
20
26
<10
80%
69%
60%
13
<10
<10
85%
60%
100%
<10
<10
<10
100%
75%
67%
Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)White
Person of Color
Other
18
<10
78%
71%
<10
<10
100%
100%
12
<10
<10
83%
88%
100%

a To protect student anonymity, a cohort size of less than 10 is notated with <10.
b Includes all modalities (residential, flex and hybrid immersion).
c Person of Color category includes Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black, African American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and two or more races.
d Other U.S. Nonresident and race and ethnicity unknown.


Graduation Rate

The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) tracks graduation rate by degree cohorts.  These rates are based on USAHS institutional definitions and calculations, which may differ to some degree from calculations required by programmatic accreditation, state licensure, and other graduation rate calculation definitions.  The programmatic accreditations, state agencies, and/or Department of Education may utilize varying timeframes and/or student status when measuring retention and/or graduation.  For example, programmatic accreditation examines data between January 1 to December 31.

The graduation rate is the percentage of students in a cohort who graduated within 150% of the expected completion time.  Completion time is based on the time and credits required for completion as outlined in the USAHS catalog.   The cohorts captured are based on the program length by reported calendar year.

CAPTE, ACOTE, and CAA accreditation requirements on graduation and licensure pass rates are located on the respective program’s web pages.

The data is as of March 2025.

Graduation Rate at 150% by Program
Reporting Year
202220232024
ProgramCohort Sizea%Cohort Sizea%Cohort Sizea%
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)67797%67397%74193%
Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT)15591%16089%16593%
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)b34096%35594%37394%
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)16194%19895%26296%
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP)8993%12093%12094%
Doctor of Education (EdD)2879%1436%4445%
Master of Health Administration (MHA)2580%<1086%1267%
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)7155%6655%9467%
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)8649%2446%4665%
Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)2176%16100%5576%

a To protect student anonymity, a cohort size of less than 10 is notated with <10.
b Includes all modalities (residential, flex and hybrid immersion).

Graduation Rate at 150% by Program and Gender
Reporting Year
202220232024
ProgramGenderCohort Sizea%Cohort Sizea%Cohort Sizea%
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)Male
Female
309
368
96%
98%
316
357
96%
98%
347
394
92%
94%
Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT)Male
Female
77
78
90%
92%
81
79
86%
92%
87
78
95%
91%
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)bMale
Female
59
281
95%
96%
47
308
89%
95%
52
321
88%
95%
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)Male
Female
16
145
81%
96%
17
181
100%
95%
24
238
88%
97%
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP)Male
Female
<10
87
50%
94%
<10
116
50%
94%
<10
117
67%
95%
Doctor of Education (EdD)Male
Female
<10
23
60%
83%
<10
10
50%
30%
14
30
43%
47%
Master of Health Administration (MHA)Male
Female
<10
19
83%
79%
<10
<10
75%
100%
<10
<10
100%
56%
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)Male
Female
<10
63
75%
52%
<10
62
25%
56%
<10
90
50%
68%
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)Male
Female
12
74
58%
47%
<10
22
50%
45%
<10
43
100%
63%
Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)Male
Female
<10
19
100%
74%
<10
14
100%
100%
<10
51
100%
75%

a To protect student anonymity, a cohort size of less than 10 is notated with <10.
b Includes all modalities (residential, flex and hybrid immersion).

Graduation Rate at 150% by Program and Race/Ethnicity

As student numbers for race/ethnicity groups cannot be grouped with specificity, two categories, “Minority” and “Other,” were created to capture the information to display data.  The minority category includes Hispanic, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, African American/Black, and Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian.  “Other” includes two or more races, international students, and not specified/unknown.

Reporting Year
202220232024
ProgramRace/Ethnicityb,cCohort Sizea% Cohort Sizea% Cohort Sizea%
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)White
Person of Color
Other
327
289
61
98%
97%
98%
286
248
139
97%
97%
98%
278
270
193
92%
94%
94%
Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT)White
Person of Color
Other
89
58
<10
92%
90%
88%
70
66
24
90%
89%
88%
63
48
54
92%
96%
93%
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)dWhite
Person of Color
Other
189
97
54
97%
96%
91%
150
128
77
95%
94%
95%
170
155
48
95%
93%
94%
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)White
Person of Color
Other
57
46
58
95%
91%
97%
83
80
35
96%
95%
94%
86
113
63
98%
96%
95%
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP)White
Person of Color
Other
31
24
34
94%
88%
97%
56
46
18
91%
93%
94%
44
36
40
95%
97%
90%
Doctor of Education (EdD)White
Person of Color
Other
26
<10
77%
100%
11
<10
36%
33%
31
<10
<10
55%
30%
0%
Master of Health Administration (MHA)White
Person of Color
Other
12
12
<10
75%
83%
100%
<10
<10
<10
50%
100%
100%
<10
<10
<10
67%
75%
0%
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)White
Person of Color
Other
45
21
<10
62%
38%
60%
48
16
<10
58%
50%
0%
50
40
<10
76%
53%
100%
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)White
Person of Color
Other
48
32
<10
42%
56%
67%
<10
15
<10
29%
47%
100%
25
18
<10
64%
67%
67%
Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)White
Person of Color
Other
14
<10
<10
79%
75%
67%
10
<10
100%
100%
37
13
<10
76%
77%
80%

a To protect student anonymity, a cohort size of less than 10 is notated with <10.
b Person of Color category includes Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black, African American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and two or more races.
c Other includes U.S. Nonresident and race/ethnicity unknown.
d Includes all modalities (residential, flex and hybrid immersion).


Learning Outcomes Assessment

USAHS continuously measured program effectiveness through the assessment of learning outcomes process.  Incorporated into the process are evidence-based decision-making and a systematic approach to program assessment.  Program-level assessment is derived from the institutional mission, aligning the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) to the Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs). Courses within the program contain key assignments designed to assess course learning outcomes that align with the PLOs, ensuring a program-level quality assurance process that supports the institutional mission.

Learning Outcomes Assessment
DegreeEvidence used to determine that graduates have achieved stated outcomesFindings used
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
& Master of Occupational Therapy Flex (MOT Flex)
& Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Signature assignment; small-group presentation; fieldwork performance; NBCOT certification exam.Curriculum improvement, delivery methods
Doctor in Physical Therapy (DPT)
& Doctor in Physical Therapy Flex (DPT Flex)
Signature exam questions; NPTE exam pass rate; exit survey; CPI; graduate surveyCurricular improvement; review exam questions or assignments for clarity and outcomes connection; remediation
Master of Science in
Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP)
Student Performance Rating Scale (SPRS)Curricular improvement
Doctor in Education (EdD)Signature assignments; dissertation research; exit surveyCourse revision; add an elective course
Post-Professional Doctor in Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)Signature assignments; exit surveysContinued monitoring capstone series; review assignments for outcomes alignment; continued collaboration with the Writing Center to support students
Master of Health Sciences (MHS)Signature assignments; alumni surveyReview IPE alignment of learning outcomes; add elective courses to the program

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