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      Home  >  About  >  Student Achievement Data  >  Retention Rate

      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.

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

      The data is as of March 2022.

      Retention Rate by Degree

         Entering Cohort   
      2019 Fall2020 Fall2021 Fall
      DegreeCohort Size b% RetainedCohort Size b% RetainedCohort Size b% Retained
      Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)23198%23597%28397%
      Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT)8991%6197%9291%
      Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)93100%10698%10896%
      Flex Master of Occupational Therapy (Flex MOT)4095%4783%6093%
      Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)8099%75100%9599%
      Flex Doctor of Occupational Therapy (Flex OTD)aa75100%--
      Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP)20100%5294%7691%
      Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)3067%1979%2778%
      Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT)<1088%1173%<1089%
      Doctor in Education (EdD)2665%2176%2365%
      Master of Health Administration (MHA)1346%<1075%--
      Master of Health Sciences (MHS)1464%1486%--
      Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)2361%2352%3367%
      Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)5758%<1050%3158%
      a New degree; started after the reported year.
      b To protect student anonymity, cohort size of less than 10 is notated with <10.

       

      Retention Rate by Degree and Gender

          Entering Cohort   
      2019 Fall2020 Fall2021 Fall
      DegreeGenderCohort Size b% RetainedCohort Size b% RetainedCohort Size b% Retained
      Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)Male
      Female
      107
      124
      96%
      99%
      105
      130
      96%
      98%
      128
      155
      98%
      96%
      Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT)Male
      Female
      54
      35
      93%
      89%
      29
      32
      97%
      97%
      50
      42
      88%
      95%
      Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)Male
      Female
      <10
      84
      100%
      100%
      12
      94
      92%
      99%
      <10
      101
      71%
      98%
      Flex Master of Occupational Therapy (Flex MOT)Male
      Female
      <10
      35
      100%
      94%
      <10
      38
      78%
      84%
      <10
      51
      89%
      94%
      Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)Male
      Female
      <10
      74
      100%
      99%
      <10
      67
      100%
      100%
      11
      84
      100%
      99%
      Flex Doctor of Occupational Therapy (Flex OTD)Male
      Female
      a
      a
      a
      a
      0
      <10
      na
      83%
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP)Male
      Female
      <10
      18
      100%
      100%
      <10
      50
      50%
      96%
      <10
      73
      33%
      93%
      Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)Male
      Female
      <10
      26
      25%
      73%
      <10
      15
      100%
      73%
      <10
      25
      100%
      76%
      Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT)Male
      Female
      <10
      <10
      100%
      83%
      <10
      <10
      50%
      78%
      <10
      8
      100%
      88%
      Doctor of Education (EdD)Male
      Female
      <10
      17
      67%
      65%
      <10
      17
      75%
      76%
      <10
      20
      33%
      70%
      Master of Health Administration (MHA)Male
      Female
      <10
      12
      100%
      42%
      <10
      <10
      50%
      100%
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Master of Heath Sciences (MHS)Male
      Female
      0
      14
      na
      64%
      <10
      12
      50%
      92%
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)Male
      Female
      <10
      20
      67%
      60%
      <10
      12
      50%
      52%
      <10
      31
      50%
      68%
      Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)Male
      Female
      16
      41
      56%
      59%
      0
      <10
      na
      50%
      <10
      30
      100%
      57%
      a New degree; started after the reported year.
      b To protect student anonymity, cohort size of less than 10 is notated with <10.

       

      Retention Rate by Degree 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.

        Entering Cohort     
      2019 Fall2020 Fall2021 Fall
      DegreeRace/EthnicityCohort Size d% RetainedCohort Size d% RetainedCohort Size d% Retained
      Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      118
      95
      18
      97%
      98%
      100%
      120
      89
      26
      97%
      98%
      100%
      85
      76
      122
      96%
      96%
      98%
      Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      35
      19
      35
      89%
      79%
      100%
      27
      22
      12
      96%
      95%
      100%
      34
      35
      23
      97%
      89%
      87%
      Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      36
      24
      33
      100%
      100%
      100%
      52
      37
      17
      98%
      97%
      100%
      38
      25
      45
      97%
      100%
      93%
      Flex Master of Occupational Therapy (Flex MOT)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      15
      15
      10
      100%
      100%
      80%
      16
      25
      <10
      88%
      80%
      83%
      19
      21
      20
      95%
      90%
      95%
      Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      26
      19
      35
      96%
      100%
      100%
      38
      21
      16
      100%
      100%
      100%
      25
      24
      46
      100%
      100%
      98%
      Flex Doctor of Occupational Therapy (Flex OTD)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      a
      a
      a
      a
      a
      a
      <10
      <10
      <10
      100%
      50%
      100%
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      <10
      <10
      11
      100%
      100%
      100%
      20
      14
      18
      95%
      86%
      100%
      34
      28
      14
      91%
      93%
      86%
      Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      17
      10
      <10
      71%
      60%
      67%
      11
      <10
      <10
      91%
      57%
      100%
      16
      10
      <10
      88%
      70%
      0%
      Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      <10
      <10
      <10
      83%
      100%
      na
      <10
      <10
      0
      71%
      75%
      na
      <10
      <10
      <10
      75%
      100%
      100%
      Doctor of Education (EdD)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      14
      11
      <10
      57%
      73%
      100%
      13
      <10
      0
      92%
      50%
      na
      17
      <10
      <10
      71%
      25%
      100%
      Master of Health Administration (MHA)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      <10
      <10
      <10
      43%
      40%
      100%
      <10
      <10
      0
      100%
      0%
      na
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Master of Heath Sciences (MHS)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      <10
      <10
      0
      71%
      57%
      na
      <10
      <10
      <10
      83%
      100%
      0%
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      16
      <10
      0
      75%
      29%
      na
      17
      <10
      <10
      53%
      60%
      0%
      21
      12
      0
      71%
      58%
      -
      Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)White
      Minority b
      Other c
      29
      26
      <10
      55%
      62%
      50%
      <10
      <10
      0
      0%
      100%
      na
      19
      10
      <10
      58%
      60%
      50%
      a New degree; started after the reported term.
      b Minority category includes Hispanic, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, African American/Black, and Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian.
      c Other includes two or more races, international students, and not specify/unknown.
      d To protect student anonymity, cohort size of less than 10 is notated with <10.

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