Program Outcomes

NBCOT Certification Examination New Graduate Pass Rate

3 Most Recent Calendar Years 2020-2022

NBCOT Pass Rate2020**202120223-year Total/Average 
Number of New Graduate Test-Takers*15412985
Number of New Graduates who passed the exam9402574
Percentage of new graduates who passed60%98%86%87%

* includes graduates passing test not taken in the calendar year of graduation
** Skewed data for 2020 test takers related to COVID-19 delays in Level II Fieldwork start and completion due to facilities canceling, and not resuming, placements all across the NY, NJ, CT tri-state region. Additionally, the closures of testing centers prevented several 2019 graduates from sitting for and passing the exam within the one-year post-graduation time limit as “New Graduates.”

Calendar Year 2023 Pass Rate expected to be released by NBCOT in February 2024

Data is provided by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), which administers this national examination. Data can be found on the NBCOT website at: https://www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance

Program Graduation Rate (as of 6/15/2023)

Graduation Year2021202220233-Year Total/Average
# of students who entered the program (per anticipated graduation year)
33342996
# of graduates within the published length of the program (on-time graduation)
24*26**24***74
# of graduates within the maximum allowable length of time
2830TBDTBD
# of students in the process of completing requirements within the maximum allowable length of time
0022
“On-Time” Graduation Rate73%76.5%83%77%
Ultimate Graduation Rate85%88%TBDTBD

* – 3 students unable to sustain academic standards; 2 withdrew for personal reasons; 2 delayed for academic performance; 2 delayed for personal LOA
** – 3 students withdrew for personal reasons; 1 unable to sustain academic standards; 2 delayed for academic performance; 2 delayed for personal LOA
*** – 2 students withdrew for personal reasons/change of career path; 1 unable to sustain academic standards; 1 delayed for academic performance; 1 delayed for personal reasons