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Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

Doctor of Physical Therapy Graduate Outcomes

The following student outcomes have been reported to the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).

Graduation Outcomes

For the Class of 2022 and Class of 2023, an average of 100% graduated on time. The graduation rate reflects those students who graduated within 150% of the expected program length using the CAPTE calculation.

Graduation Data

 Class of
2020		 Class of
2021		 Class of
2022		 Class of
2023 - May		 Class of
2023 - Dec
Mo/Year of matriculation 5/2017 5/2018 5/2019 5/2020 5/2021
# of students admitted to original cohort 25 29 29 30 29
# of students in original cohort who graduated on time 24 24 29 28 27
# of students who graduated within 150% of program length 0 0 0 0 1
# of students who did not complete within 150% of program length due to academic or clinical deficits 0 4 0 0 0
# of students who did not complete within 150% of program length due to other reasons not related to academic or clinical deficits 1 1 0 2 1
Graduation Rate 100 85.7 100 100 100
2-Yr Graduation Rate 98.2 92.9 92.9 100 100

Pass Rate on the National Licensure Exam

To obtain a license to practice physical therapy in the United States a person must have a degree in physical therapy from an accredited physical therapist education program and pass the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE).  The data reflects first time pass rate and ultimate pass rate.  Ultimate pass rate is the final pass rate of graduates regardless of the number of attempts to pass the exam. 

Licensure Data

 Class of
2020		 Class of
2021		 Class of
2022

Class of
2023 -
May

Class of
2023 -
Dec
# of students who took NPTE 25 24 29 28 27
# 1st time pass 22 21 23 24 23
First time pass rate (%) 88.0 87.5 79.3 85.7 85.1
1st time pass rate, 2-yr avg (%) 90.1 87.8 83.4 82.5 85.4
# of students who took it two times 2 3 4 3 3
# of students who took it three times 0 0 1 0 *
# of students who took it greater than three times 1 0 1 0 *
# of students who still did not pass 0 0 0 1 1
# of students who ultimately passed 25 24 29 27 *
Ultimate Licensure Pass Rate (%) 100 100 100 96.4 *
Ultimate Licensure Pass Rate, 2-yr avg (%) 100 100 100 98.2 *

 Employment rate

Each year, 100% of graduates who sought employment have been employed as physical therapists within six months of passing their licensure exam as determined by a survey sent to all graduates.

Employment rate averaged over 2 years:  For the Class of 2022 and Class of 2023, 100% of graduates who sought employment have been employed as physical therapists within six months of passing their licensure exam as determined by a survey sent to all graduates.

Employment Data 

 Class of
2020		 Class of
2021		 Class of
2022		 Class of
2023-May		 Class of
2023-Dec

Graduation Employment Rate within 6 months of passing NPTE (%)

 100 100 100  100 100
2 Year Employment Rate Avg (%) 100 100 100 100 100
Last Updated: 9/27/24