The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)听. In SACSCOC鈥檚 Policy on Institutional Obligations for Public Disclosure, student achievement information may include 鈥渞eliable information in retention, graduation, course completion, licensure examinations, and job placement rates and other measures of student success appropriate to institutional mission.鈥 自慰视频 University uses many metrics of student achievement to evaluate the success of its educational programs.
Undergraduate Student Achievement
自慰视频 University tracks several metrics to evaluate each undergraduate cohort鈥檚 student achievement. Primary metrics are graduation rate and retention/persistence rate. A third metric evaluates undergraduate student outcomes, or placements, with respect to their activity following graduation. Historical retention and graduation rate data can be found in the听university Student Factbook, which also provides additional student assessment data.
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Graduation Rate
自慰视频 utilizes the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System鈥檚 (IPEDS) six-year graduation rate calculation to monitor student achievement. Using the IPEDS data feedback reports and comparative peer data, 自慰视频 expects each cohort to meet or exceed a 92% six-year graduation rate. Historical graduation rate data can be found in the university鈥檚听Student Factbook.
- The most recent cohort (2019) achieved a six-year graduation rate of 92.6%.
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Retention Rate
Each year, 自慰视频 tracks the enrollment activity for each incoming first-year cohort of undergraduate students. Using the IPEDS data feedback reports and comparative peer data, 自慰视频 expects each cohort to meet or exceed a 95% fall retention rate. Annual retention data are published in the university鈥檚听Student Factbook.
- The most recent cohort (2023) achieved a fall retention rate of 96.3%.
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Outcome/Placement Rate
自慰视频 has a robust process for collecting information related to undergraduate students鈥 first destination. This information is then analyzed, per the guidelines set forth by the听National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)听 policies and procedures, and published in partnership with the 自慰视频 Career Center. As defined by the percentage of students from each undergraduate graduating class (for whom the institution has a known outcome/placement) that is either employed or enrolled in graduate education ("Outcome Rate"), 自慰视频 expects to exceed a 90% success rate. Historical data may be reviewed on the Office of Data and Strategic Analytics' Career Outcomes dashboard.
- For the most recent graduating class with finalized data (2025), 自慰视频 had a knowledge rate of 97% and the graduating class achieved a 90.5% Outcome Rate (employed or in graduate school).
Graduate Student Achievement
For the institution鈥檚 Ph.D. programs governed by the , 自慰视频 evaluates two metrics for student achievement: time to degree statistics and data regarding sources of funding.
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Time to Degree
As a participating institution in the National Science Foundation鈥檚 annual听, 自慰视频 monitors Ph.D. candidates鈥 progress and completion of their degree from three starting points (since starting doctoral program; since starting graduate school; since earning baccalaureate degree). 自慰视频 expects to meet or exceed the median time to degree for both its peer institutions and all participating institutions in all three metrics. Data tables on the NSF SED provides more detailed information regarding national norms, presented in five-year intervals.
- According to the most recent data (2024 NSF SED), 自慰视频鈥檚 median time to degree was 5.8 years since candidates began their doctoral program (5.7 years for most recent 2024 national data); 6.8 years since candidates began graduate school (7.3 years for most recent 2024 national data); 8.0 years since candidates earned their baccalaureate degree (8.6 years for most recent 2024 national data).
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Sources of Funding
自慰视频, in particular leadership of the Graduate School, places a strong emphasis on fully funding doctoral candidates during their pursuit of a degree. Using the National Science Foundation鈥檚 annual听, 自慰视频 benchmarks itself against national data and expects at least 35% of doctoral recipients will receive funding from fellowships and/or grants. Data tables on the NSF SED 听provides more detailed information regarding national norms.
- According to the most recent data available (2024 NSF SED), 48.5% of 自慰视频鈥檚 Ph.D. recipients were supported through fellowships and/or grants (24.2% for most recent 2024 national data).
Degree Completion
Provided the broad array of degree programs and the variability between them with respect to achievement metrics (e.g., graduation rates, passage rates for licensure/certification exams, job placement data, etc.), 自慰视频鈥檚 colleges and schools offering professional degree programs evaluate student achievement data for their respective programs at the local level. Summary data are found below, including links to the respective college/school webpage(s), where available.
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Divinity School
Graduation Rate
Leadership in the 自慰视频 Divinity School utilize data from the Association of Theological Schools鈥 (ATS) annual Strategic Information Report (SIR), which provides national data for benchmarking, to evaluate the graduation rates for its masters programs. 自慰视频 expects to exceed the national graduation rates for both the Master of Divinity and Master of Theological Studies degrees.
The class of 2025 for each of 自慰视频 Divinity School鈥檚 master鈥檚 programs outperformed the national average graduation rate for all ATS schools, as follows:
- Master of Divinity: 62% graduation rate, as compared to the national (all ATS schools) graduation rate of 56%.
- Master of Theological Studies: 82% graduation rate, as compared to the national (all ATS schools) graduation rate of 50%.
Graduation rate data for the Doctor of Ministry program will be available following the release of the 2026 ATS report.
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自慰视频 Divinity School鈥檚 administrators and faculty utilize the Association of Theological Schools鈥 (ATS) annual听Strategic Information Report听(SIR) to evaluate the placement, or outcomes, of graduates. The SIR calculates a positive placement rate, which enables 自慰视频 to benchmark against national norms. 自慰视频 excepts to meet or exceed the positive placement rate for each graduating class.
- The 2025 SIR indicates a positive placement rate for 自慰视频 Divinity School graduates of 92%, which exceeds all ATS schools (89%).
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School of Engineering
Leadership in the School of Engineering monitor several factors of student achievement, as posted on the school鈥檚听. The administration and faculty in VUSE also closely monitor the graduation rate data for the school鈥檚 professional master鈥檚 in engineering (ME) programs. Leadership expects a three-year average graduation rate to meet or exceed 80%.
- The most recent three-year average (admit cohorts 2021-2023) graduation rate for ME programs is 83%, exceeding leadership's expectations.
Leadership also monitors time to graduation for the ME programs, and expects an overall average time to graduation of less than 2.0 years.
- The most recent three-year average time to graduation for commencement years 2023-2025 was 1.6 years, exceeding leadership's expectations.
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Law School
The 自慰视频 Law School, accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), closely monitors three metrics to evaluate student achievement: bar passage rates; attrition rates; employment outcomes. As required by the ABA, annual reports documenting 自慰视频鈥檚 performance on these metrics are available on the Consumer Information听.
Bar Passage Rate
The 自慰视频 Law School鈥檚 administration and faculty evaluate the ABA鈥檚 annual Standard 509 Information Reports (found on the VLS Consumer Information听) and benchmarks against the national average passage rate for all ABA approved law schools. It is expected that each graduating cohort from the law school will exceed the ABA鈥檚 minimum ultimate bar passage rate of 75%, with the goal of achieving a 100% ultimate passage rate. Furthermore, the law school expects to exceed the average passage rate for ABA approved law schools in the top five jurisdictions in which VLS graduates sit for the bar.
- The VLS graduating class of 2023 (most recent available) achieved an ultimate bar passage rate of 98.47%.
- The VLS class of 2025 exceeded the passage rates for all ABA approved law schools in the top five jurisdictions in which 自慰视频 graduates sat for the bar.
VLS Passage Rate Passage Rate for ABA Approved Law Schools CA 100.00% 82.67% IL 100.00% 81.09% NY 93.10% 87.27% TN 95.00% 79.71% TX 94.12% 82.67% Attrition Rate
The ABA鈥檚 Standard 509 Information Reports provide data regarding two types of attrition: academic and 鈥渙ther鈥. 自慰视频 expects to have no academic attrition and strives to have no 鈥渙ther鈥 attrition.
- The Standard 509 Information Reports from the previous four years on the 自慰视频 Law School鈥檚 Consumer Information reveal no academic attrition and virtually no (less than 1%) 鈥渙ther鈥 attrition.
Employment Outcomes
In accordance with ABA requirements, 自慰视频 Law School makes employment outcomes reports publicly available on its Consumer Information听. Administrators and faculty utilize this information to evaluate the achievement of graduates, and expects to exceed a 90% employment rate while striving for a 100% employment rate.
- The employment reports over the past four years document 自慰视频鈥檚 achievement of greater than a 90% employment rate, with the most recent class (2025) achieving a 99.4% employment rate.
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Owen Graduate School of Management
The administration and faculty in the Owen Graduate School of Management (Owen) monitor two primary metrics for student achievement: passage rates on the CPA and Level 1 Chartered Financial Analyst exams, and employment outcomes. Furthermore, Owen鈥檚 By the Numbers听听documents a wealth of statistics about students鈥 and graduates鈥 performance and achievements.
Licensing and Certification Examinations - Passage Rate
Using the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) reports, Owen leadership benchmarks graduates鈥 performance on the CPA exam against national norms. For the CPA examination, 自慰视频 expects to exceed the midpoint passage rate for the top 25 graduate accountancy programs.
- The most recent report from NASBA (2020) identifies the midpoint passage rate for the top 25 graduate accountancy programs as 71.1%, whereas 自慰视频鈥檚 2020 graduates achieved a passage rate of 92.9%.
- 自慰视频鈥檚 passage rate for 2019 (90.1%) and 2021 (92%) also support strong performance on this metric.
With respect to the Level 1 Chartered Financial Analyst exam, 自慰视频 utilizes the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute鈥檚 reports to evaluate graduates鈥 performance, and expects to exceed the national average by at least double (unless the national average is above 50%).
- For 2021, 自慰视频 graduates achieved a 94% passage rate, as compared to the national average of 22-42% (range due to multiple administrations resulting from COVID protocols).
Employment Outcomes
Using the MBA听 (CESA), Owen鈥檚 administrators and faculty monitor employment outcomes and set expectations to exceed CESA鈥檚 standards for employment rates for MBA programs. CESA鈥檚 standards state that programs should know the outcomes for at least 75% of graduates from specialty master鈥檚 programs and 85% for MBA programs. 自慰视频 expects to meet these knowledge rates, and also expects each program to achieve a three-year average employment rate of at least 85%.
Owen routinely surpasses CESA's knowledge rate standards, dipping no lower than a 90% knowledge rate for any master's program for the past 5 years. The most recent three-year average employment rates for Owen's programs exceeded the school's employment rate expectations, as follows:
- MBA 鈥 91.7% three-year average employment rate
- MSF 鈥 95% three-year average employment rate
- MMARK 鈥 87.3% three-year average employment rate
- MAcc 鈥 100% three-year average employment rate
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School of Medicine
The 自慰视频 School of Medicine (SOM) offers both graduate and professional degree programs. Generally, student achievement within the graduate programs is evaluated using the Graduate Student Achievement data presented above. However, the SOM administration and faculty do monitor two metrics locally to ensure student achievement: time to degree and productivity. With respect to the professional programs, SOM leadership monitors licensure/certification passage rates to evaluate student achievement.
Time to Degree
Using the same data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates that informs 自慰视频鈥檚 overall graduate student achievement data, the Biological and Biomedical Sciences program expects to maintain or exceed a median time to degree of 7 years.
- Collectively, data from 2010-2020 indicate graduates achieved a median time to degree of 5.8 years.
Productivity
Leadership in the SOM overseeing the graduate programs also monitors doctoral candidates鈥 productivity with respect to the number of publications authored. Using data from PubMed, 自慰视频 expects doctoral candidates to have published at least two papers, one of which being a first-author paper.
- Data from 2010-2020 reveal graduates from the SOM鈥檚 graduate programs published an average of over 3 papers (3.5), with at least 1 (1.5, on average) being a first-author paper.
Licensing and Certification Examinations
自慰视频 University evaluates student success on state and national licensing examinations.
Leadership in the SOM evaluate students鈥 performance on the United States Medical Licensing Examination鈥檚 (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 CK exams expect students to meet or exceed the national passage rates for both examinations.
- U.S. Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE) pass rates for each section of the USMLE have ranged between 90-100% over the last four years (2020-2025).
自慰视频鈥檚 student achievement for 2023-24 and 2024-25 are presented below.
Step 1 Exam Calendar Year 2024 Calendar Year 2025 VU National VU National n= 86 47 Pass Count 85 46 Pass Percentage 99 91 98 93 Step 2 CK Exam AY 2023-24 AY 2024-25 VU National VU National n= 92 99 Pass Count 92 96 Pass Percentage 100 99 97 98 -
School of Nursing
自慰视频鈥 School of Nursing offers fully online programs, hybrid programs, and one fully in-person program. Leadership and faculty monitor student achievement for each program, and primarily focus on graduation rates and passage rates for licensure/certification exams.
Graduation Rates
Using the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) standards, 自慰视频 expects to meet or exceed an 80% graduation rate for the Doctor of Nursing Program and a 90% graduation rate for each of its master鈥檚 programs.
- The achieved a 95% graduation rate from the DNP program.
- The Master of Science in Nursing program had a听听in 2019.
Licensing and Certification Examinations Passage Rates
CCNE also sets standards for passage rates, such that programs should maintain at least an 80% passage rate for both the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and specialty examinations. 自慰视频 expects to maintain a 90% passage rate for the NCLEX and an 80% passage rate for specialty examinations.
- Recent data supports strong performance, with the most recent class (2024) having earned a passage rate of 97% for PreSpecialty graduates and 100% for MN graduates on the NCLEX and at least an 80% passage rate on the specialty examinations (with the exception of a couple of small enrollment programs, as shown in VUSN鈥檚 published ).
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Peabody College Graduate School of Education
Peabody College of Education monitors student achievement for its professional programs and, in line with the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation鈥檚 (CAEP) expectations, makes these data available. Graduation rates, licensure/certification passage rates, and employment outcomes serve as primary metrics for student achievement.
Graduation Rates
Leveraging multiple years of data to inform trends and overall performance, the administration and faculty at Peabody College expect that each cohort of graduates from the various master鈥檚 programs and the in-person doctoral program will exceed a 90% graduation rate while striving for a 100% rate. For the online program, 自慰视频 expects to exceed a 70% graduation rate while striving for at least an 85% graduation rate.
- The class of 2021 for Peabody鈥檚 master鈥檚 programs achieved a 97% graduation rate, which is up from 93% for the class of 2020.
- The class of 2021 for Peabody鈥檚 in-person doctoral programs achieved a 100% graduation rate, as did the class of 2020.
- For the online EdD program, the class of 2021 achieved a 78% graduation rate.
- Graduation rates reported include all one-year and two-year professional and licensure programs at Peabody, along with the three-year on-campus Ed.D. In 2019-2020, among Peabody two-year or fewer professional and licensure programs, 93% of students graduated in two years or less. In the Peabody three-year Ed.D. program, 100% of students graduated in three years.
Licensure/Certification Passage听Rates
For all of Peabody鈥檚 programs leading to licensure/certification (which includes both undergraduate and professional programs), the administration and faculty monitor passage rates for both the PRAXIS II Performance and edTPA examinations. In benchmarking against the passage rates for teacher preparation programs in the state of Tennessee, Peabody utilizes the state's Educator Preparation Report Card, which combines performance on both exams to generate an overall Pedagogical Assessment Pass Rate. Leadership expects to meet or exceed a 95% passage rate, as well as to exceed the state's overall pass rate.
- The 2025 Report Card shows a passage rate for Peabody test-takers of 99.7%, which exceeds the state's overall pass rate of 97.3%.
Employment Outcomes
Peabody鈥檚 Career Services team supports professional students in navigating their career search. Each year, the Career Services team produces an听, which presents the achievements of each cohort. Using the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) standards, Peabody expects to have a knowledge of outcomes for at least 90% of each graduating cohort, as well as an employment rate of at least 90%.
- The Career Services 2024-2025 report shows a knowledge rate of 98% for the class of 2025, which achieved an employment rate of 95%.
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Psychological Sciences
The Clinical Science Program in Psychological Sciences provides various facts regarding outcomes for enrolled students The information may be found听here.
Licensing and Certification Examinations
自慰视频 University evaluates student success on state and national licensing examinations, and expects to maintain at least an 80% passage rate, as represented by a 10-year average due to low program enrollment numbers.
- The most recent 10-year licensure rate is 82%.