STUDENT OUTCOME DATA
This page includes key summary information related to student outcomes data for the following areas: retention, graduation, employment, future education, and licensure rates. This information provided is intended for use by the UMKC faculty and staff in planning and improvement and available for use by future and current students, families, and the general public. Click the links below to access each section:
Most of our data related to student outcomes is from the student information system (SIS), from institutional wide student surveys, from research projects the University participates in, or from vendor sources.
Retention and Graduation Rates
Retention and graduation rates are calculated annually in fall using the following IPEDS definitions:
Retention Rate - A measure of the rate at which students persist in their educational program at an institution, expressed as a percentage. For four-year institutions, this is the percentage of first-time bachelors (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduates from the previous fall who are again enrolled in the current fall.
Graduation Rate - The rate required for disclosure and/or reporting purposes under Student Right-to-Know Act. This rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time divided by the revised adjusted cohort.
Retention Rates of Degree-seeking Undergraduates
|
Fall 2013 |
Fall 2014 |
Fall 2015 |
Fall 2016 |
Fall 2017 |
Fall 2018 |
Fall 2019 |
First-time College Full-time |
73%
(1,060) |
75%
(1,057) |
75%
(1,021) |
75%
(1,195) |
73%
(1,218) |
76%
(1,175) |
75%
(1,173) |
Transfer Full-time |
73%
(1,014) |
71%
(932) |
71%
(984) |
72%
(968) |
72%
(947) |
72%
(936) |
75%
(830) |
% refers to percentage return and cohort numbers included in parentheses.
Source reports: IPEDS EF, Fall Enrollment Survey https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/fa/ir/ipedsef
Six Year Graduation Rates of Degree-seeking Undergraduates
IPEDS graduation rate data are collected for full-time, first-time degree and certificate seeking undergraduate students. Below table shows the 6-year graduation with Bachelor's degree and program completion rates. Program completion rates are higher than the Bachelor's degree rates because some of the pre-Pharmacy students enroll in Pharmacy Professional degree without a bachelor's degree. These students are counted in program completion row as they have completed the pre-Pharmacy program.
First-time Full-time Degree-seeking Cohorts
|
Fall 2008
Cohort
971 |
Fall 2009
Cohort
979 |
Fall 2010
Cohort
1,109 |
Fall 2011
Cohort
1,112 |
Fall 2012
Cohort
1,101 |
Fall 2013
Cohort
1,060 |
6-year Graduation with Bachelor's Degree |
51% |
49% |
49% |
46% |
48% |
47% |
6-year Program Completion |
52% |
50% |
49% |
48% |
49% |
50% |
Six-year graduation rates for first-time full-time students by gender, race/ethnicity, and Title IV status can be found here as reported to IPEDS.
UMKC is a member of Student Achievement Measure (SAM),
a national project to expand the standard metrics of retention and graduation rates to include a retained-anywhere and graduated-anywhere metric.
SAM publishes the retention and graduation rates for first-time and transfer students, including breakouts for key student demographics such as full-time/part-time status, students of color, veteran status, and Pell Grant recipients.
UMKC results for last published cohort could be accessed
here on SAM webpage.
Employment & Future Plans
UMKC conducts a survey of graduating seniors each term. Students report their post-graduation plans utilizing the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) first-destination response set. Additionally, a six-month follow-up is conducted to determine outcomes not captured at the time of graduation. The campus-level summary report is presented below.
Destination of Students Graduating with Baccalaureate Degrees with Six-month Follow-up
|
2016-2017
|
2017-2018
|
2018-2019
|
Total Survey Respondents & Known Destinations
|
1,100
|
1,611
|
1,587
|
Knowledge Rate at 6 months out
|
80%
|
94%
|
92%
|
Career Outcome Rate (employed, service, military, & continuing education)
|
74.7%
|
85.4%
|
84.9%
|
Employed Overall
|
60.2%
|
63.6%
|
59.9%
|
Percent Service
|
3.0%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Percent Military
|
1.3%
|
<1%
|
<1%
|
Percent Continuing Education
|
11.2%
|
20.8%
|
24.2%
|
Percent Seeking Employment
|
16.3%
|
8.4%
|
8.1%
|
Percent Seeking Continuing Education
|
6.9%
|
4.7%
|
5.5%
|
Not Seeking/Not Engaged
|
1.9%
|
1.6%
|
1.5%
|
|
|
|
|
Mean Starting Salary (full-time)
|
$45,824
|
$47,035
|
$47,751
|
Median Starting Salary (full-time)
|
$44,000
|
$45,000
|
$47,500
|
For additional information on undergraduate student outcomes or methodology, see the following reports: Graduation Survey Report 2018 and Graduation Survey Report 2017.
The School of Graduate Studies conducted a survey of program chairs and directors to collect information for 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 degree awardee cohorts for the following: licensure, employment in the field, employment in general, and continuing education status for each student.
|
|
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
Certificate |
Total Collected Responses from Program Directors and Chairs |
46 |
54 |
Knowledge Rate |
88% |
90% |
Employed or Continuing education |
85% |
91% |
Unknown |
15% |
9% |
Masters |
Total Collected Responses from Program Directors and Chairs |
589 |
585 |
Knowledge Rate |
61% |
68% |
Employed or Continuing education |
69% |
62% |
Unknown |
31% |
38% |
Doctoral Research |
Total Collected Responses from Program Directors and Chairs |
105 |
123 |
Knowledge Rate |
84% |
87% |
Employed or Continuing education |
97% |
89% |
Unknown |
3% |
11% |
Doctoral Professional |
Total Collected Responses from Program Directors and Chairs |
246 |
244 |
Knowledge Rate |
57% |
64% |
Employed or Continuing education |
98% |
87% |
Unknown |
2% |
13% |
Program Level Graduate Outcomes for Baccalaureate, Masters, Certificates, and PhD Awardees
Program-level graduate outcomes are available by academic unit for graduate and undergraduate programs. Note that undergraduate and graduate programs used different methods for data collection.
Licensure Pass Rates
Selected licensure pass rate information is assembled for Missouri Department of Higher Education as one of our State Performance Funding Measures. The licensure pass rates are reported in November for the previous academic year.
School of Dentistry
Dental Hygiene (Clinical CRDTS), Dental Hygiene (NBHE), DDS Clinical (WREB), DDS NBDE I, and DDS NBDE II pass rates.
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018 |
2019
|
Dental Hygiene (Clinical CRDTS)
|
91%
|
96%
|
100%
|
89%
|
90% |
100%
|
Dental Hygiene (NBHE)
|
100%
|
96%
|
100%
|
91%
|
83% |
100%
|
DDS Clinical (WREB)
|
90%
|
97%
|
96%
|
96%
|
92% |
98%
|
DDS NBDE I
|
99%
|
97%
|
94%
|
85%
|
88% |
99%
|
DDS NBDE II
|
100%
|
98%
|
89%
|
93%
|
96% |
100%
|
School of Law
Missouri Bar Examination Pass Rates
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018 |
2019
|
Missouri Bar Examination Pass Rates
|
89%
|
84%
|
82%
|
84%
|
73% |
87%
|
School of Medicine
Medical Step I, II CK, II CS, and III pass rates.
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018 |
2019
|
Medical Step I
|
100%
|
97%
|
97%
|
96%
|
93% |
98%
|
Medical Step II CK (previous cohort)
|
98%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
99% |
99%
|
Medical Step II CS (previous cohort)
|
99%
|
99%
|
99%
|
98%
|
98% |
97%
|
Medical Step III (3 cohorts before)
|
95%
|
99%
|
99%
|
100%
|
97% |
97%
|
Medical Step III (2 cohorts before)
|
94%
|
99%
|
96%
|
97%
|
97% |
95%
|
School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Graduate Nursing and Undergraduate Nursing - Nat. Council of State Boards of Nursing - NCLEX-RN certification pass rates.
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018 |
2019
|
Graduate Nursing
|
99%
|
100%
|
100%
|
97%
|
98% |
98%
|
Undergraduate Nursing - Nat. Council of State Boards of Nursing - NCLEX-RN
|
78%
|
88%
|
85%
|
96%
|
94% |
97%
|
Links to Additional Reports