The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) tracks retention 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 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 were retained one year later. It is the number of students that enrolled in 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 for this report is as of March 2019.
Retention Rate by Degree
| Entering Cohort | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Fall | 2016 Fall | 2015 Fall | ||||
| Degree | Cohort Size e | % Retained | Cohort Size e | % Retained | Cohort Size e | % Retained |
| Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) | 240 | 99% | 213 | 98% | 173 | 98% |
| Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT) | 93 | 94% | 90 | 98% | 65 | 91% |
| Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) | 120 | 100% | 87 | 95% | 62 | 95% |
| Flex Master of Occupational Therapy (Flex MOT) | 44 | 93% | 21 | 95% | 20 | 90% |
| Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) | 32 | 94% | a | a | a | a |
| Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) | 0 | na | 0 | na | <10 | 100% |
| Doctor in Education (EdD) | 19 | 68% | <10 | 75% | <10 | 78% |
| Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT) | 16 | 81% | 11 | 73% | <10 | 100% |
| Post Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD) | 29 | 72% | <10 | 100% | <10 | 60% |
| Master of Nursing (MSN) | 26 | 54% | a | a | a | a |
| Master in Health Science (MHS) | 16 | 75% | a | a | a | a |
| Master of Health Administration (MHA) | 10 | 80% | a | a | a | a |
| Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) | 11 | 73% | a | a | a | a |
e To protect student anonymity, cohort size of less than 10 is notated with <10.
Retention Rate by Degree and Gender
| Entering Cohort | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Fall | 2016 Fall | 2015 Fall | |||||
| Degree | Gender | Cohort Size e | % Retained | Cohort Size e | % Retained | Cohort Size e | % Retained |
| Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) | Male Female | 105 135 | 100% 99% | 96 117 | 96% 99% | 73 100 | 99% 98% |
| Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT) | Male Female | 43 50 | 93% 94% | 42 48 | 95% 100% | 24 41 | 92% 90% |
| Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) | Male Female | 12 108 | 100% 100% | 11 76 | 82% 97% | <10 58 | 100% 95% |
| Flex Master of Occupational Therapy (Flex MOT) | Male Female | <10 37 | 86% 95% | <10 16 | 100% 94% | <10 18 | 100% 89% |
| Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) | Male Female | <10 30 | 100% 93% | a a | a a | a a | a a |
| Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) | Male Female | 0 0 | na na | 0 0 | na na | 0 <10 | na 100% |
| Doctor of Education (EdD) | Male Female | <10 15 | 100% 57% | 0 <10 | na 75% | <10 <10 | 67% 83% |
| Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT) | Male Female | <10 12 | 100% 75% | <10 <10 | 100% 67% | <10 <10 | 100% 100% |
| Post Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD) | Male Female | <10 26 | 100% 69% | <10 <10 | 100% 100% | 0 <10 | na 60% |
| Master of Nursing (MSN) | Male Female | <10 23 | 33% 57% | a a | a a | a a | a a |
| Master in Heath Science (MHS) | Male Female | <10 12 | 75% 75% | a a | a a | a a | a a |
| Master of Health Administration (MHA) | Male Female | <10 <10 | 100% 78% | a a | a a | a a | a a |
| Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) | Male Female | <10 <10 | 67% 75% | a a | a a | a a | a a |
e 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 displaying 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.
| Entering Cohort | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Fall | 2016 Fall | 2015 Fall | |||||
| Degree | Race/Ethnicity | Cohort Size e | % Retained | Cohort Size e | % Retained | Cohort Size e | % Retained |
| Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) | White Minority b Other c | 132 92 16 | 99% 99% 100% | 115 79 19 | 97% 99% 100% | 97 59 17 | 98% 98% 100% |
| Flex Doctor of Physical Therapy (Flex DPT) | White Minority b Other c | 44 37 12 | 98% 92% 83% | 56 27 <10 | 96% 100% 100% | 35 24 <10 | 94% 88% 83% |
| Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) | White Minority b Other c | 48 27 45 | 100% 100% 100% | 43 35 <10 | 95% 97% 89% | 35 25 <10 | 94% 96% 100% |
| Flex Master of Occupational Therapy (Flex MOT) | White Minority b Other c | 30 11 <10 | 93% 100% 67% | 15 <10 <10 | 93% 100% 100% | 12 <10 <10 | 92% 83% 100% |
| Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) | White Minority b Other c | 20 <10 <10 | 95% 100% 83% | a a a | a a a | a a a | a a a |
| Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) | White Minority b Other c | 0 0 0 | na na na | 0 0 0 | na na na | <10 0 0 | 100% na na |
| Doctor of Education (EdD) | White Minority b Other c | 12 <10 <10 | 75% 60% 50% | <10 0 0 | 75% na na | <10 0 <10 | 71% na 100% |
| Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT) | White Minority b Other c | <10 <10 <10 | 83% 75% 100% | <10 <10 <10 | 71% 67% 100% | <10 0 <10 | 100% na 100% |
| Post Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PPOTD) | White Minority b Other c | 20 <10 <10 | 70% 50% 100% | <10 <10 <10 | 100% 100% 100% | <10 0 <10 | 75% na 0% |
| Master of Nursing (MSN) | White Minority b Other c | 19 <10 <10 | 53% 67% 0% | a a a | a a a | a a a | a a a |
| Master in Heath Science (MHS) | White Minority b Other c | <10 <10 0 | 89% 57% na | a a a | a a a | a a a | a a a |
| Master of Health Administration (MHA) | White Minority b Other c | <10 <10 <10 | 75% 100% 0% | a a a | a a a | a a a | a a a |
| Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) | White Minority b Other c | <10 <10 <10 | 63% 100% 100% | a a a | a a a | a a a | a a a |
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.
e To protect student anonymity, cohort size of less than 10 is notated with <10.
