Office of University Analytics

The Office of University Analytics provides institutional research, data, information, and analysis to the AU community to support student success, university planning, decision making, and compliance. We also provide the university’s annual responses to the Common Data Set, a collaborative effort to publish standard information about colleges and universities.

Graduation Rates, Retention Rates, and Student Diversity


Undergraduate
Retention Rates
Retention 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
Full-Time, First-Year, i.e. Freshman 77.9% 77.9% 72.3%
Graduation Rates
Fall 2016 Full-Time, First-Time Entering Cohort Number in Cohort Number of Completers % Graduating by August 2022
Total 652 389 60%
By Gender
Male 281 153 54%
Female 371 236 64%
By Ethnicity
Non-Resident Alien 2 0 0%
Hispanic/Latino 225 130 58%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 0 0%
Asian 10 6 60%
Black or African American 61 29 48%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 50%
White 297 189 64%
Two or more races 27 16 59%
Race and ethnicity unknown 27 18 67%
By Federal Grant or Loan
Pell Grant recipient 296 166 56%
Stafford Loan recipient but no Pell Grant 168 112 67%
Neither Pell Grant nor Stafford Loan recipient 187 111 59%
Master's and Post-Master's Certificate Programs
Retention Rates
Degree Fall 2018 Entering Cohort Number Retained to Fall 2019 Number Completing within 1 Year Number Retained or Completed by Fall 2019 % Retained or Completed by Fall 2019
School Social Worker Certificate 8 0 7 7 87.50%
MA 39 33 5 38 97.44%
MATL 8 8 0 8 100.00%
MBA 110 57 46 103 93.64%
MEL 30 29 0 29 96.67%
MPA 20 9 6 15 75.00%
MS 60 38 19 57 95.00%
MSW 413 229 152 381 92.25%
Graduation Rates
Degree Fall 2018 Entering Cohort Number  Completing within 2 Years (2020) % Graduating within 2 Years Number  Completing within 4 Years (2022) % Graduating within 4 Years
School Social Worker Certificate 8 7 87.50% 7 87.50%
MA 39 26 66.67% 34 87.18%
MATL 8 8 100.00% 8 100.00%
MBA 110 84 76.36% 98 89.09%
MEL 30 28 93.33% 29 96.67%
MPA 20 12 60.00% 14 70.00%
MS 60 45 75.00% 56 93.33%
MSW 413 278 67.31% 370 89.59%
Doctoral Programs
Retention Rates
Degree Fall 2016 Entering Cohort Number Retained to Fall 2017 % Retained to Fall 2017
DSW 15 14 93.33%
EDD 56 51 91.07%
Graduation Rates
Degree Fall 2016 Entering Cohort Number Completing within 6 Years (2022) % Graduating within 6 Years (2022)
DSW 15 10 66.67%
EDD 56 35 62.50%
Pass Rates on State and National Licensure Examinations


Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) and Board of Certification Exam (BOC) outcomes and pass rates

Aurora University’s first-time NCLEX-RN® pass rate in Illinois
2020 2021 2022
87% 88% 78%
Aurora University’s first-time NCLEX-RN® pass rate in Wisconsin
2020 2021 2022
100% 86% 90%
Aurora University’s first-time Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor ICB certification pass rate
2020 2021 2022
Testing limited due to COVID 95% 81%
Aurora University’s first-time NCTRC Certification Exam pass rate
2020 2021 2022
71%* 64% 74%*
Aurora University’s edTPA pass rates in Illinois
2020 2021 2022
Not available due to COVID** Not available due to COVID** Not available due to COVID**


2021-2022 Title II Program Outcomes Report and Pass Rates

*The pass rate presented represents a three year reporting period, as fewer than ten students participated in the exam.
**Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois State Board of Education waived the edTPA requirement until January 1, 2024.

 

Post-Graduation Outcomes

Undergraduate Post-Graduation Outcomes

Graduate Post-Graduation Outcomes
82.9%
of students completing a master's degree between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 with known outcomes are employed or continuing their education*. This represents a knowledge rate of 92.3%, and includes outcomes as reported by students at the time of graduation or on LinkedIn or education picked up by National Student Clearinghouse in Fall 2022.

Doctoral Post-Graduation Outcomes
100%
of students completing a doctoral degree between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 with known outcomes are employed or continuing their education*. This represents a knowledge rate of 94.4% and includes outcomes as reported by students at the time of graduation.

*Included in the employment/education calculation are full-time and part-time employment, internships, military service, volunteer service, and enrollment in post-secondary education.

Transfer

Transfer-out Rates

 

Common Data Sets

Common Data Set 2022-23 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2021-22 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2020-21 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2019-20 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2018-19 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2017-18 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2016-17
(PDF)
Common Data Set 2015-16 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2012-13
(PDF)
Common Data Set 2011-12 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2010-11
(PDF)
Common Data Set 2009-10 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2008-09 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2007-08 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2006-07 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2005-06 (PDF)
Common Data Set 2004-05 (PDF)

Written Arrangement Disclosures

All instruction that awards academic credit is taught solely by Aurora University faculty either full-time or adjuncts.