Athletic Training Major
Graduation & Retention Rates
Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training
Metrics | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 3-yr Aggregate |
Number of Penn State students graduating from the degree program | 28 | 21 | 17 | 66 |
Percentage of Penn State students graduating from the degree program | 100 | 95 | 100 | 99 |
Number of Penn State students having enrolled in the degree program | 28 | 22 | 17 | 67 |
Retention rate (%) for Penn State students having enrolled in the degree program | 100 | 95 | 100 | 98 |
Board of Certification (BOC) for the Athletic Trainer Exam Outcomes
Programs must meet or exceed a three-year aggregate first-time pass rate of 70 percent per CAATE standards.
BOC Data Areas |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
3-yr Aggregate |
Number of Penn State students graduating from program |
28 |
21 |
17 |
66 |
Number of Penn State students graduating from program who took examination |
28 |
21 |
17 |
66 |
Number of Penn State students who passed the examination on the first attempt |
24 |
14 |
14 |
52 |
Percentage of Penn State students who passed the examination on the first attempt |
86 |
67 |
82 |
79 |
Number of Penn State students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts |
26 |
19 |
14 |
59 |
Percentage of Penn State students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts |
93 |
90 |
82 |
89 |
Penn State athletic training program outcomes compared to nationwide results for Bachelor's degree level
BOC Summary Data |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
3-yr Aggregate |
Percentage of Penn State students who passed the examination on the first attempt |
86 |
67 |
82 |
79 |
National percentage average for all students who passed the examination on the first attempt |
85 |
81 |
77 |
81 |
Percentage of Penn State students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts |
93 |
90 |
82 |
89 |
National percentage average for all students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts |
90 |
91 |
89 |
90 |
Graduate Placement Outcomes
Following completion of the Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training degree professional program.
Metrics |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
3-yr Aggregate |
Graduate school acceptance rate (% of applicants) |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Graduate assistantship award rate (% of admitted applicants) |
89 |
85 |
100 |
91 |
Rate entering a post-professional clinical internship | fellowship/residency program immediately after graduation (% of cohort) |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Rate entering the workforce immediately after graduation (% of cohort) |
25 |
24 |
41 |
30 |
Rate pursuing other allied health care disciplines (% of cohort) |
11 |
6 |
12 |
10 |