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泫圖弝け

泫圖弝け students walking through Lubbock campus courtyard.

GOALS FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 

 2025 泫圖弝け Goals for Student Achievement

Mission

As a comprehensive health sciences center, our mission is to enrich the lives of others by educating students to become collaborative health care professionals, providing excellent patient care, and advancing knowledge through innovative research.


 

Key Performance Indicators

 

Student Enrollment by Schoola

School Fall 2022 Fall 2023 Fall 2024 Goal
Grad. School of Biomedical Sciences 143 136 147 150
School of Health Professions 1,918 1,815 1,871 1,900
School of Medicine 714 716 735 720
School of Nursing 1,780 1,716 1,838 1,850
Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy 456 391 412 620
Julia Jones Matthews
School of Population and Public Health
125 116 111 125
泫圖弝け 5,136 4,890 5,114 5,365
a Reflects physical student headcount only (i.e., no duplication of students enrolled in dual internal degree programs).
 
 

On-Time Graduation Rates

To calculate on-time graduation rates, 泫圖弝け students are assigned to expected graduation cohorts based on the first academic period for which a student enrolls in credit hours toward a degree program. For purposes of comparison at an institutional level, students are expected to graduate within a specified number of years based on the level of degree sought.

  • Students seeking undergraduate degrees are expected to graduate within 8 years of matriculation at 泫圖弝け following the IPEDS Outcomes Measures Survey metric. This undergraduate metric follows SACSCOC accreditation requirements established in 2018. (From the 2016 IPEDs data submission, the baseline for this metric is 88%.)
  • Students seeking masters degrees are expected to graduate within 5 years of matriculation at 泫圖弝け. (The 2018 baseline for this metric is 81%.)
  • Students seeking doctoral and/or professional degrees are expected to graduate within 10 years of matriculation at 泫圖弝け. (The 2018 baseline for this metric is 91%.)
The overall 泫圖弝け on-time graduation rate for the 2024 Expected Graduated Cohort (EGC) was 88.8%. This is a 2-point increase from 91.1% in 2023.
 

OnTime Graduation Rates by School

Expected Graduation Cohort (EGC)
School 2022a 2023
2024
Goal
Grad. School of Biomedical Sciences 79% 82% 77% 90%
School of Health Professions 85% 87% 82% 90%
School of Medicine 96% 93% 95% 92%
School of Nursing 92% 93% 92% 92%
Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy 97% 97% 96% 92%
Julia Jones Matthews
School of Population and Public Healtha
87% 85% 86% 90%
aOn-time Graduate Times Rates were also calculated for baccalaureate students at the 4 and 6-year timeframe. The overall percentages increased by 1 point from the 4-year to the 8-year completion timeframe, demonstrating robust achievement in graduating on time.
 
 
 

On-Time Graduation Rates by Degree Level

Expected Graduation Cohort (EGC)
Degree Level
2022
2023
2024
Goal
Baccalaureatea 93% 94% 94% 90%
紼硃莽喧梗娶sb 84% 85% 80% 90%
Doctoral/Professionalc 94% 93% 91% 90%
 
 
 

OnTime Graduation Rates by Mode of Delivery

Expected Graduation Cohort (EGC)
Mode of Delivery 2022 2023
2024
Goal
Traditional 93% 95% 94% 90%
Distance Education 88% 89% 85% 90%

 

OnTime Graduation Rates by Location

Campus 2022 2023
2024
Goal
Abilene 90% 97% 94% 90%
Amarillo 94% 88% 89% 90%
Lubbock 92% 93% 94% 90%
Mansfielda --- --- --- ---
Midland 95% 95% 92% 90%
Odessa 98% 92% 96% 90%
Multiple Campusesa 97% 97% 97% 90%
aDue to the nature of some 泫圖弝け programs, some students begin and end a degree program at the same campus/site. Others begin a degree program at one campus/site and complete the degree at another campus/site. No students began a program at the Covenant Site or Dallas Campus for the included cohorts; thus, they are included in the multiple locations percentage only.
bSite was established in 2021 and only offers an undergraduate degree. Thus, graduation rate percentages are not yet available based on the 8-year on-time graduation metric.

 

OnTime Graduation Rates by Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity 2022 2023 2024
Am. Indian or Alaskan Native            94% 88% 71%
Asian or Pacific Islander  92% 92% 87%
Black Non-Hispanic  87% 86% 81%
Hispanic  87% 90% 87%
Multiple ---  90% 89%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander --- 100% 100%
Non-Resident Alien --- 89% 90%
White Non-Hispanic  92% 93% 92%
Other  84% 91% 82%

 

OnTime Graduation Rates by Sex

Sex 2022 2023 2024
Female 91% 92% 90%
Male 87% 88% 87%
No Response -- 100% 67%
 
 
 

First-Time Pass Rates on Certification/Licensure Examinations

Degree Program by School Current Pass Rate Goal
School of Health Professions  
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science 94% 90%
Certificate in Medical Laboratory Science 92% 90%
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science (Second Degree) 92% 90%
Master of Athletic Training 76% 90%
Master of Physician Assistant Studies 96% 93%
Master of Science in Addiction Counseling 92% 80%
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling 99% 80%
Master of Science in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling 100%a 80%
Master of Science in Molecular Pathology 86% 90%
Master of Science in SpeechLanguage Pathology 97% 90%
Doctor of Audiology 82% 90%
Doctor of Occupational Therapy 79% 85%
Doctor of Physical Therapy 97% 90%
School of MedicineDoctor of Medicine  
USMLE Step I 93% 95%
USMLE Step II 100% 95%
School of Nursingb  
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Traditional and Non-Traditional Accelerated: Second degree and Veteran to BSN) 95% 90%
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science 97% 90%
Post-Graduate Certificate 100% 90%
Family Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science 87% 90%
Post-Graduate Certificate 100% 90%
BSN-DNP 100% 90%
Nurse-Midwifery
Master of Science 95% 90%
Post-Graduate Certificate 100% 90%
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science 95% 90%
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science 100% 90%
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science 100% 90%
Post-Graduate Certificate 100% 90%
BSN-DNP 100% 90%
Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy
Doctor of Pharmacy 81% 95%
 a Licensure pass rates self-reported by students.
b Tracked by calendar year compared to academic year. The calendar year 2024 data is not yet available for graduate programs. The calendar year 2023 data is included in the table.

 

Successful Dissertation Defenses

Ph.D. Program by School # of Defenses Current Pass Rate Goal Pass Rate
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences    
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences 12 100% 100%
Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences 11 100% 100%
School of Health Professions    
Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science 3 100% 100%
Doctor of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences 10 100% 100%
 
 
 
 

Submission Rate for Presentations and Publications

Ph.D. Program by School # of Graduates
 Current Ratea
Goal Rate
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences    
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences 12 100% 100%
Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences 11 100% 100%
School of Health Professions    
Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science 3 100% 100%
 a Doctor of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences program does not have research expectations outside of the dissertation. The program is designed to be practice-based
 
 
 

Abstracts Submitted for Student Research Week

  # of Abstracts Goal
2024 260 275
2023 258 275
2022 311 275

 

Community Outreach 2022 2023 2024 Goal
泫圖弝け     
Number of students who participated in global health initiatives 22a 82 100 120
Number of students who volunteered at the Lubbock Free Clinic 189 148 152 200
Number of AHEC Scholars who participated in a community-based sits 107 191 115 200
Number of students participants at Office of Interprofessional Education Toy Fair 173 195 226 200
Travel restricted to COVID-19 pandemic.