Athletic Training Major
Graduation & Retention Rates
Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training
|
Metrics |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
3-yr Aggregate |
|
Percentage of Penn State students graduating from the degree program. |
95 |
100 |
96 |
97 |
|
Retention rate (%) for Penn State students having enrolled in the degree program. |
95 |
93 |
100 |
96 |
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 |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
3-yr Aggregate |
|
Number of Penn State students graduating from program |
19 |
25 |
27 |
71 |
|
Number of Penn State students graduating from program who took examination |
18 |
25 |
27 |
70 |
|
Number of Penn State students who passed the examination on the first attempt |
13 |
25 |
24 |
62 |
|
Percentage of Penn State students who passed the examination on the first attempt |
72 |
100 |
89 |
89 |
|
Number of Penn State students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts |
18 |
25 |
25 |
68 |
|
Percentage of Penn State students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts |
100 |
100 |
93 |
97 |
Penn State athletic training program outcomes compared to nationwide results
|
BOC Summary Data |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
3-yr Aggregate |
|
Percentage of Penn State students who passed the examination on the first attempt |
72 |
100 |
89 |
89 |
|
National percentage average for all students who passed the examination on the first attempt |
82 |
84 |
89 |
85 |
|
Percentage of Penn State students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts |
100 |
100 |
93 |
97 |
|
National percentage average for all students who passed the examination regardless of the number of attempts |
85 |
87 |
86 |
86 |
Graduate Placement Outcomes
Following completion of the Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training degree professional program.
|
Metrics |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
3-yr Aggregate |
|
Graduate school acceptance rate (% of applicants) |
75 |
83 |
100 |
86 |
|
Graduate assistantship award rate (% of admitted applicants) |
75 |
93 |
89 |
86 |
|
Rate entering a post-professional clinical internship | fellowship/residency program immediately after graduation (% of cohort) |
15 |
12 |
4 |
10 |
|
Rate entering the workforce immediately after graduation (% of cohort) |
15 |
24 |
25 |
21 |
|
Rate pursuing other allied health care disciplines (% of cohort) |
6 |
8 |
11 |
8 |
