CAATE Accreditation Standards also require all accredited AT programs to record and report retention rates, 4 year graduation rates and post graduation placement outcomes for the most recent 3 year period. The table below represents those data points for the last 3 graduating cohort, 2016 - 2018. Within 6 months (required CAATE metric), 92% of our 51 BS, in Athletic Training degree holders over the last 3 years have started advanced professional degree programs in the larger healthcare field, in order of most frequency: Advanced (Post Professional) Master's Degrees in Athletic Training, Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy, and Massage Therapy).
|
Graduating Class (Year)
|
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
3 Year
Aggregate
(2016-2018)
|
| Fall Term Start |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
|
| # Fall Freshman AT Majors |
31 |
24 |
14 |
69 |
| # Sophomore AT Intentions Starting Fall (AT, ES, PrePro) |
24 |
29 |
20 |
84 |
| (Freshman to Sophomore Retention) |
73% |
94% |
+30% |
+18% |
| # Returning Sophomore AT Intentions (F-S) |
23 |
27 |
17 |
67 |
| (Within Sophomore Yr. Retention) |
96% |
93% |
85% |
92% |
| # Junior AT Majors Starting Fall (Post Review)* |
22 |
17 |
13 |
52 |
| (Sophomore to Junior Retention)* |
96% |
63% |
72% |
78% |
| # Returning Junior AT Major Retention (F-S) |
22 |
17 |
13 |
52 |
| (Within Junior Yr. Retention) |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| # Returning Senior AT Majors Starting Fall |
22 |
17 |
13 |
52 |
| (Junior to Senior Retention) |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| # Graduating AT Seniors |
21 |
17 |
13 |
51 |
| (Within Senior Yr. Retention Rate) |
96% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| # AT Majors Graduating in 4 Academic Years |
21 |
17 |
13 |
51 |
| (4 Year Graduation Rate) |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| # AT Graduates Starting Advanced HCP Degree (within 6 months) |
11 |
10 |
8 |
29 |
| (% Starting Adv. Healthcare Degrees) |
52% |
59% |
62% |
57% |
| # AT Graduates Starting AT Job/Position (within 6 months) |
7 |
7 |
4 |
18 |
| (% Starting Athletic Training Jobs, Internships, Graduate Assistantships) |
33% |
41% |
30% |
35% |
| # AT Graduates Securing NON AT Work (within 6 months) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| (% Securing work outside of athletic training or other healthcare) |
5% |
0% |
8% |
4% |
| # AT Graduates Not Working or Unaccounted For |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| (% not working, traveling, taking pre-requisites, no response) |
10% |
0% |
0% |
3% |
| % AT Graduates Starting HCP Advanced Degree OR AT Work (within 6 months) |
18 |
17 |
12 |
47 |
| % AT Graduates Starting Adv. HCP Degree or AT Work Within 6 Months |
86% |
100% |
92% |
92% |
*All AT majors and internal transfers (Exercise Science, Pre-Professional and others intending to become, or transfer "into" Athletic Training) undergo sophomore retention/admission review following completion of the sophomore year. Details regarding the retention/admission criteria can be found here.
