Student Achievement - Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Students at SMWC are held at a high standard in their coursework. The information below outlines the data summarizing each area of achievement in recent years.

Retention

This chart shows the percentage of students that started in the fall and either graduated before or returned for the next fall term. This is considered the overall “Fall-to-Fall” retention.

This chart shows the percentage of students that enrolled at an institution of higher education for the first-time ever at full-time status (12 credit hours or more) in the fall and returned for the next fall term.

Graduate Rates and Completions

Award Level	2017-18	2018-19	2019-2020	2020-21
Associate’s Degree	1	0	5	1
Bachelor’s Degree	133	114	166	184
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (education)	17	15	13	17
Postbaccalaureate and Post-master’s Certificates	15	26	34	21
Master’s Degree	72	69	54	70
Total Completers	238	224	272	293

This table shows the numbers of students that completed a degree, by award level, within an academic year.

Licensure Exam Pass Rates

Nursing – BSN Pass Rates for The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) NCLEX

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021
1st attempt	9	11	29	16
2nd attempt	2	3	3	N/A
Total # testing	11	14	32 (33 total)	17
Pass rate (1st attempt) ISBN Standard	81.80%	78.50%	87.80%	94.10%
Pass rate (2nd attempt) CCNE Standard	100%	100%	96.90%	N/A

Nursing – MSN FNP Certification pass rate

Year	2018	2019	2020	2021
1st attempt	N/A	N/A	N/A	6
2nd attempt	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total # testing	N/A	N/A	N/A	6
Pass rate (1st attempt)	N/A	N/A	N/A	100%
Pass rate (2nd attempt)

Music Therapy and Music Therapy Equivalency pass rates for Certification Board for Music Therapist (CBMT)

Year	2020 (Jan. 1 – Jul. 31)	2020 (Aug. 1 – Dec. 31)	2021 (Oct. 1 – Dec. 31)
Total # passing	9	14	9
Total # testing	12	23	13
Total pass rate	75.00%	61.00%	69.00%

Education Licensure Exam pass rates by area of study

K-6/MI Licensure	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21
Total # passing	11	7	6
Total # testing	12	7	6
Total pass rate	92%	100%	100%

K-6 Elementary Education Pedagogy	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21
Total # passing	12	7	6
Total # testing	14	7	7
Total pass rate	86%	100%	86%

P-3/MI Licensure	2019-20	2020-21
Total # passing	1	1
Total # testing	1	2
Total pass rate	100%	50%

P-3/MI Indiana Core	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21
Total # passing	2	3	4
Total # testing	5	5	4
Total pass rate	40%	60%	100%

Transition to Teach K-6	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21
Total # passing	4	5	3
Total # testing	5	6	4
Total pass rate	80%	83%	75%

Transition to Teach 5-12	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21
Total # passing	5	2	6
Total # testing	5	2	7
Total pass rate	100%	100%	86%

Transition to Teach Alt. K-6	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21
Total # passing	3	1	1
Total # testing	3	2	2
Total pass rate	100%	50%	50%

Transition to Teach Alt. 5-12	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21
Total # passing	4	1	1
Total # testing	4	2	2
Total pass rate	100%	50%	50%

Alternative Content K-6	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21
Total # passing	3	2	0
Total # testing	3	2	1
Total pass rate	80%	100%	0%

Alternative Content 5-12	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21
Total # passing	5	1	1
Total # testing	6	1	1
Total pass rate	83%	100%	100%

Post-graduation Outcomes

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College utilizes the First Destination Survey Report annually to collect information on the plans and activities of our alums after graduation. Data is collected from graduates who have reported through surveys as well as email and phone communications. The report includes information on graduates who were seeking employment, continuing their education, and who graduated from a certificate, associate, bachelor, or master degree program in September 2020, December 2020, March 2021 and May 2021.

Number of Graduates Invited to Survey: 250
Number of Graduates Responding: 140
Response Rate: 56%
Number of Graduates Working*: 121
- Continuing Education – 22
- Working – 98
- Volunteering – 1
Placement Rate: 86.4%
Average Salary Reported for Those Employed Full-Time: $42,877

*Working includes employment, continuing education, active military service and volunteering.