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Main ContentRadiologic Sciences Program Effectiveness Data
Program graduation/completion rates
The Radiologic Sciences (RS) program has strong graduation rates. The following table identifies the five most recent years of ARRT exam results available for performance of UMMC RS program graduates.
| Year Graduated | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Number admitted | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Number of graduates | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Program graduation rates | 90% | 96% | 92% | 100% | 100% |
| 5-year average program graduation rate: 96% |
Credentialing examination pass rates
The Radiologic Sciences program assesses the following criteria for its graduates: the number of first-time examinees taking the national certification examination compared to the number of first-time examinees passing the national certification examination on the first attempt. The following table identifies the five most recent years of data collected for this assessment.
| Year Graduated | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| First-time examinees taking the national certification examination | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
| First-time examinees passing the national certification examination on first attempt | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
| Number passing on first attempt | 100% | 100% | 100% | 92% | 100% |
| 5-year average national certification examination on first attempt: 98% (111 out of 113 passed on the first attempt) |
Job placement rates
The Radiologic Sciences program assesses how many students who actively seek employment after graduation are actually employed within a certain time period following graduation. The JRCERT has defined "not actively seeking employment" as:
- Graduate fails to communicate with program officials regarding employment status after multiple attempts;
- Graduate is unwilling to seek employment that requires relocation;
- Graduate is unwilling to accept employment due to salary or hours;
- Graduate is on active military duty; or
- Graduate is continuing education.
The following table is a report of the most recent five years of data collected for graduates actively seeking employment within twelve months following graduation:
| Year Graduated | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Number of graduates actively seeking employment | 10 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 12 |
| Number employed within 12 months | 10 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 12 |
| Number employed within 12 months | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 5-year average employment rate within 12 months following graduation: 100% |
Detailed job placement data:
2018: 19 graduated
- 10 employed in the profession within 12 months
- 9 continued education (i.e., advanced modality, graduate school, etc.)
2017: 22 graduated
- 7 employed in the profession within 12 months
- 15 continued education (i.e., advanced modality, graduate school, etc.)
2016: 22 graduated
- 5 employed in the profession within 12 months
- 16 continued education (i.e., advanced modality, graduate school, etc.)
- 1 chose not to work in the profession
2015: 25 graduated
- 15 employed in the profession within 12 months
- 7 continued education (i.e., advanced modality, graduate school, etc.)
- 3 chose not to work in the profession
2014: 25 graduated
- 12 employed in the profession within 12 months
- 9 continued education (i.e., advanced modality, graduate school, etc.)
- 3 chose not to work in the profession
- 1 failed to communicate with program officials regarding employment after multiple attempts