Program Outcomes

NBCOT Certification Examination New Graduate Pass Rate

3 Most Recent Calendar Years 2019-2021

NBCOT Pass Rate 2019 2020** 2021 3-year Total/Average 
Number of New Graduate Test-Takers* 36 15 41 92
Number of New Graduates who passed the exam 33 9 40 82
Percentage of new graduates who passed 92% 60% 98% 89%
* 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 cancelling, 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 2021 Pass Rate expected to be released by NBCOT in February 2022

Data is provided by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), which administers this national examination. Data can be found at the NBCOT score web page

Program Retention Rate

Retention Rate* for the three most recent academic years

Academic Year Entered 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 3-Year Average
Entered Fall Class 33 34 29 96
Left Program 3 3 2 8
Retention Rate 91% 91% 93% 92%
*Retention rate: The number of students returning to the program in the second year

Program Graduation Rate

Graduation Year 2019 2020 2021 3-Year Total/Average
# of students who entered the program (per anticipated graduation year) 40 32 33 105
# of graduates 37 27 23 87
# of students in process of completing the program (within the maximum allotted time) 0 0 5 5
Graduation Rate 92.5% 84% 85% 88%