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Retention and Graduation Rates

Fall to Fall Retention Rates

Retention rates reflect the percentage of students enrolled in a degree or certificate program on census date of fall term that either graduate from or are enrolled in a degree or certificate program the following fall term.

FA 2015 to FA 2016	93%
FA 2016 to FA 2017	92%
FA 2017 to FA 2018	91%
FA 2018 to FA 2019	94%
FA 2019 to FA 2020	96%
FA 2020 to FA 2021	92%

100% and 150% Graduation Rates by Program

SCU maintains a commitment to confidentiality of data. Due to the number of smaller programs at SCU, student success reports for individual programs disaggregate data by all IPEDS categories for race and ethnicity. Reports to the public disaggregate data into two demographic groups: students who identify as members of one of several underrepresented minority groups (URM) and students who do not. If we disaggregated data by every ethnicity, we would have to suppress many cells because they would not have sufficient membership to guarantee anonymity to any individual member.

According to the National Institutes of Health, the following racial and ethnic groups have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis: Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. Thus, students who identify as members of one or more of these groups are included in the URM counts. Last Updated: December 2021

Ayurvedic Practitioner Certificate

Cohort Entering	Ethnicities	Cohort Size	100% Graduation Rate (3 Trimesters)	150% Graduation Rate (5 Trimesters)
Summer 2015	All	13	92.3	92.3
	Majority	8	87.5	87.5
	URM	5	100	100.0
Summer 2016	All	12	91.7	91.7
	Majority	7	100	100.0
	URM	5	80	80.0
Summer 2017	All	13	76.9	76.9
	Majority	10	80.0	80.0
	URM	3	66.7	66.7
Summer 2018	All	21	90.5	90.5
	Majority	10	80.0	80.0
	URM	11	100.0	100.0
Summer 2019	All	34	79.4	85.3
	Majority	20	80.0	85.0
	URM	14	78.6	85.7
Summer 2020	All	52	73.1	>=90.4*
	Majority	29	72.4	>=89.7*
	URM	23	73.9	>=73.9*

*additional students may continue to graduate until 150% date reached

Ayurvedic Wellness Educator Certificate

Cohort Entering	Ethnicities	Cohort Size	100% Graduation Rate (3 Trimesters)	150% Graduation Rate (5 Trimesters)
Summer 2015	All	22	63.6	63.6
	Majority	13	76.9	76.9
	URM	9	44.4	44.4
Summer 2016	All	20	65.0	65.0
	Majority	14	71.4	71.4
	URM	6	50.0	50.0
Summer 2017	All	39	59.0	59.0
	Majority	20	55.0	55.0
	URM	19	63.2	63.2
Summer 2018	All	54	87.0	87.0
	Majority	25	92.0	92.0
	URM	29	82.8	82.8
Summer 2019	All	72	88.9	88.9
	Majority	38	94.7	94.7
	URM	34	82.4	82.4
Summer 2020	All	65	55.4	61.5
	Majority	34	61.8	70.6
	URM	31	48.4	51.6

10-Term Doctor of Chiropractic

Cohort Entering	Ethnicities	Cohort Size	100% Graduation Rate (10 Trimesters)	150% Graduation Rate (15 Trimesters)
Fall 2015	All	92	58.7	71.7
	Majority	71	60.6	74.6
	URM	21	52.4	61.9
Spring 2016	All	33	51.5	78.8
	Majority	27	48.1	81.5
	URM	6	66.7	66.7
Summer 2016	All	0
	Majority	0
	URM	0
Fall 2016	All	87	67.8	80.5
	Majority	62	66.1	79.0
	URM	25	72.0	84.0
Spring 2017	All	38	60.5	>=76.3*
	Majority	26	65.4	>=73.1*
	URM	12	50.0	>=83.3*
Summer 2017	All	1		SUPPRESSED TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY
	Majority	1
	URM	0
Fall 2017	All	60	66.7	>=83*
	Majority	50	64.0	>=84*
	URM	10	80.0	>=80*
Spring 2018	All	23	73.9	>=78.3*
	Majority	19	73.7	>=78.9*
	URM	4	75.0	>=75*

*additional students may continue to graduate until 150% date reached

10-Term Doctor of Chiropractic – CCE Definition**

Cohort Entering	Ethnicities	Cohort Size	100% Graduation Rate (10 Trimesters)	150% Graduation Rate (15 Trimesters)
Fall 2015	All	77	70.1	85.7
	Majority	62	69.4	85.5
	URM	15	73.3	86.7
Spring 2016	All	31	54.8	83.9
	Majority	25	52.0	88.0
	URM	6	66.7	66.7
Summer 2016	All	0
	Majority	0
	URM	0
Fall 2016	All	79	74.7	88.6
	Majority	56	73.2	87.5
	URM	23	78.3	91.3
Spring 2017	All	32	71.9	90.6
	Majority	21	81.0	>=90.5*
	URM	11	54.5	>=90.9*
Summer 2017	All	1		SUPPRESSED TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY
	Majority	1
	URM	0
Fall 2017	All	57	70.2	>=87.7*
	Majority	48	66.7	>=87.5*
	URM	9	88.9	>=88.9*
Spring 2018	All	21	81.0	>=85.7*
	Majority	18	77.8	>= 83.3*
	URM	3	100.0	100.0

*additional students may continue to graduate until 150% date reached

**
1. Student withdrawal/leave of absence due to military deployment orders;
2. Program approved withdrawal/leave of absence due to a documented serious health condition, illness or injury;
3. Death of the student;
4. Student transfers to another accredited DCP;
5. Student does not persist to the second term

12-Term Doctor of Chiropractic

Cohort Entering	Ethnicities	Cohort Size	100% Graduation Rate (12 Trimesters)	150% Graduation Rate (18 Trimesters)
Fall 2017	All	23	73.9	*
	Majority	18	83.3	*
	URM	5	40	*

*additional students may continue to graduate until 150% date reached

Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine

Cohort Entering	Ethnicities	Cohort Size	100% Graduation Rate (10 Trimesters)	150% Graduation Rate (15 Trimesters)
Fall 2014	All	15	40.0	73.3
	Majority	13	38.5	76.9
	URM	2	50.0	50.0
Spring 2015	All	2	0.0	50.0
	Majority	2	0.0	50.0
	URM	0
Fall 2015	All	5	60.0	60.0
	Majority	3	66.7	66.7
	URM	2	50.0	50.0
Spring 2016	All	3	66.7	66.7
	Majority	3	66.7	66.7
	URM	0
Fall 2016	All	4	50.0	50.0
	Majority	4	50.0	50.0
	URM	0
Spring 2017	All	1		SUPPRESSED TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY
	Majority	1
	URM	0
Fall 2018	All	2	100.0	100.0
	Majority	2	100.0	100.0
	URM	0

Master of Science in Medical Science

Cohort Entering	Ethnicities	Cohort Size	100% Graduation Rate (3 Trimesters)	150% Graduation Rate (5 Trimesters)
Fall 2020	All	16	81.25	>=87.5*
	Majority	5	100	100
	URM	11	72.7	>=81.8*

*additional students may continue to graduate until 150% date reached

Master of Science: Physician Assistant Program

Cohort Entering	Ethnicities	Cohort Size	100% Graduation Rate (7 Trimesters)	150% Graduation Rate (11 Trimesters)
Fall 2016	All	26	100.0	100.0
	Majority	24	100.0	100.0
	URM	2	100.0	100.0
Fall 2017	All	36	86.1	97.2
	Majority	28	85.7	96.4
	URM	8	100.0	100.0
Fall 2018	All	48	91.7	>=95.8*
	Majority	44	95.5	>=95.5*
	URM	4	50.0	100.0

*additional students may continue to graduate until 150% date reached

Licensure Exam Pass Rates by Program

Hear from the Students Who’ve Been in Your Shoes

“One of my favorite experiences in class is with an Instructor who is a recent grad, his technique helped me feel what the adjustment should feel like and I was able to get my first cervical adjustment on the first try!”

Colby Van Volkinburg

Student, Doctor of Chiropractic

“On top of chiropractic procedures classes, a personal favorite of mine has been the cadaver lab experience. The cadaver classes really opened up my perception of what the human body is made up of. It allowed me to get an in person perspective of how the body really works and looks on the inside. I am truly thankful for those experiences because it really opened and broadened my horizons to the human body and anatomy in general.”

Jordan Vega

Student, Doctor of Chiropractic

“The student body at SCU is really unique. Everyone is open-minded and they are willing to talk to you and help you out. The one thing I really love is I have found my main group of friends who have become my life support… I am in a bunch of clubs… Clubs have helped with networking and support and it is a great community to be a part of.”

Katie Sakamoto

Student, Doctor of Chiropractic

“What made me want to become a chiropractor is I sat in on a chiropractic lecture and everything clicked. I had a feeling that I belonged. Going to SCU gave me a chance. I came from a background where I wasn’t a good student, I was at a low point and coming to SCU I got nothing but help, support, resources and tutoring. I now have the skills to succeed as a chiropractic student and as a leader on campus.”

Samantha Adams

Student, Doctor of Chiropractic

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