Student Achievement
Goals and Outcomes
October 2015
According to the SACSCOC policy statement on institutional
obligations for public disclosure1, an “accredited SACSCOC
institution is obligated to provide to its students, constituents,
and the public information about itself that is complete, accurate,
timely, accessible, clear and sufficient…[including] statements of
its goals for student achievement and the success of students in
achieving those goals. Information on student success may
include reliable information in retention, graduation, course
completion, licensure examinations, and job placement rates and
other measures of student success appropriate to institutional
mission.”
1 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Institutional Obligations for
Public Disclosure: Policy Statement. Approved by SACSCOC Board of Trustees June 2014.
Retrieved from http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/081705/InstitutionalObligationsPublicDisclosure.pdf.
ETSU strives to increase the number of graduates from our programs
while maintaining high academic standards.
East Tennessee State University is committed to increasing the level of
educational attainment in the state and region. ETSU awards degrees in
over one hundred baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral programs, including
distinctive interdisciplinary programs and distance education offerings that
serve students from the region and beyond.
Graduation/Continuation Rates
Within Four Years
Within Five Years
Within Six Years
Graduated
Continued Graduated Continued Graduated Continued
Fall
Semester
Headcount
Enrollment
2006
Women
Men
1717
969
748
16.2
17.9
14.2
31.3
30.5
32.2
34.0
35.3
32.2
12.6
11.6
14.0
40.6
41.7
39.2
5.6
4.7
6.7
2007
Women
Men
1921
1064
857
17.2
20.7
12.8
31.1
29.5
33.0
34.2
38.2
29.3
12.4
10.7
14.6
41.2
44.9
36.6
5.4
4.2
6.9
2008
Women
Men
1940
1072
868
19.6
23.0
15.3
29.7
28.8
30.9
36.9
41.5
31.1
11.1
9.4
13.1
43.0
46.6
38.5
4.5
3.9
5.3
2009
Women
Men
2068
1145
923
20.1
23.5
15.8
28.7
28.6
28.7
37.8
41.7
33.0
9.4
9.0
10.0
2010
Women
Men
2053
1166
887
20.1
22.7
16.7
26.8
25.6
28.4
2011
Women
Men
2105
1183
922
2012
Women
Men
2038
1129
909
2013
Women
Men
1849
1063
786
ETSU strives to increase the critical thinking skills of our students.
Employers and graduate programs value the ability to think clearly, solve
problems, and evaluate arguments, and East Tennessee State University is
committed to increasing the critical thinking skills of our students. The
values and skills developed here will prepare our graduates to become
productive, enlightened citizens who actively serve their communities and
the world. ETSU uses the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) to
assess the critical thinking skill of our graduating students.
East Tennessee State University,
California Critical Thinking Skills Test Mean TOTAL Scores, 2005-2015
Interquartile Range
Year
N
Mean
S.D.
Median
25%
75%
2014-15
1575
17.2
4.9
17
14
21
2013-14
2016
17.0
4.9
17
14
20
2012-13
1723
16.5
4.7
16.5
13
20
2011-12
1859
17.6
4.8
17
14
21
2010-11
1672
17.5
4.7
17
14
21
2009-10
1512
17.3
4.7
17
14
21
2008-09
1592
17.2
5.0
17
14
20
2007-08
1814
17.7
4.8
17
14
21
2006-07
1429
17.4
5.2
17
14
21
2005-06
1135
17.5
5.0
17
14
21
The 2015 national mean for the CCTST is 17.1 for 4 year college and
university level test takers. Based on the distribution of the overall score
percentiles for the test takers in this group, as compared to an aggregate
sample of CCTST Four Year College Students, the average percentile score of
ETSU test takers is 52.
ETSU strives to successfully prepare students for licensure exams.
East Tennessee State University has several disciplines that require state
and/or national licensing examinations in order to practice or meet
employment requirements. Licensing examinations serve as one indicator of
program quality.
East Tennessee State University, Licensure and Pass Rates
Program
Cardiopulmonary
Science
Dental Hygiene
Dietitian
Interdisciplinary
Studies in
Education K-6
Medicine*
Medicine*
Medicine*
Nursing*
*
Test Type
Test Year
Pass rate
Test Year
Pass rate
Test
Year
Pass rate
NBRC
2011-12
94.1%
2012-13
100.0%
2013-14
100.0%
DBDH
2012
100.0%
2013
100.0%
2014
100.0%
RD
2012
100.0%
2013
100.0%
2014
100.0%
Praxis
2011-12
100.0%
2012-13
100.0%
2013-14
100.0%
2011-12
94.0%
2012-13
94.0%
2013-14
91.0%
2011-12
98.0%
2012-13
94.0%
2013-14
87.0%
2011-12
98.0%
2012-13
98.0%
2013-14
93.0%
2012
93%
2013
88%
2014
86%
USMLE
(Step 1)
USMLE
(Step 2,
Clinical Knowledge)
USMLE
(Step 2,
Clinical Skills)
NCLEX
Pharmacy
NAPLEX
2012
97.4%
2013
98.6%
2014
98.7%
Pharmacy*
MPJE
2012
93.3%
2013
97.4%
2014
95.5%
Physical Therapy
NPTE
2012
93.1%
2013
100.0%
2014
97.1%
Imaging Sciences
ARRT
2011-12
100.0%
2012-13
100.0%
2013-14
100.0%
Special Education
Praxis
2011-12
100.0%
2012-13
100.0%
2013-14
100.0%
Teacher Education
Praxis
2011-12
100.0%
2012-13
100.0%
2013-14
100.0%
*
Pass rate on first attempt.