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Persistence, Graduation, and Employment Rates

Persistence and Graduation Rates

Outcome Included Cohorts * Total Students Completed Outcome - Count Completed Outcome - Percent
Persisted Fall to Spring Through 2024-25 157 156 99.0%
Persisted Fall to Fall Through 2024-25 157 155 99.0%
Graduated in Two Years Through 2023-24 135 128 95.0%
Graduated in Three Years Through 2022-23 112 108 96.0%

* All analyses consist of enrolled biomanufacturing students beginning with the first cohort (2017-18) and ending with the listed academic year. Cohorts were excluded to allow time for the outcome completion.

Employment Rate

Outcome Percent Employed
Alumni
Through Graduating Class of 2025 88.0%
Current Students
Graduating Class of 2026 55.0%
Graduating Class of 2027 24.0%

Biomanufacturing Student Employment Job Placement Map for Bachelor's Program

Student Profile: Program Acceptance and Graduation

Age

Age Enrolled Students Graduates
20 and Under 13.4% 16.2%
21 to 24 26% 24.3%
25 to 29 25% 25.7%
30 to 39 24% 25%
40 and Older 11.5% 8.8%

Gender

Gender Enrolled Students Graduates
Female 52.9% 57.4%
Male 45.2% 41.9%
Nonbinary 0.0% 0.0%
Other/Unknown 1.9% 0.7%

Ethnicity

Ethnicity Enrolled Students Graduates
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5% 0.0%
Asian 8.2% 6.1%
Black / African-American 1.9% 1.4%
Hispanic / Latinx 36.5% 38.5%
Middle Eastern/ North African 0.5% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 1.0% 0.7%
Two or more races 10.1% 12.2%
White 38.0% 37.2%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0%

Other Student Characteristics

Characteristic Enrolled Students Graduates
First Generation 26.4% 25.0%
Economically Disadvantaged 69.2% 70.3%
SAS Student 11.5% 12.8%
Veteran 6.7% 1.7%
Military Dependent 9.1% 7.4%
Food Insecure 23.6% 20.9%
Housing Insecure 21.2% 16.9%

Acceptance and Enrollment Rates

Outcome Total Students Completed Outcome-Count Completed Outcome-Percent
Applied 290 290 100.0%
Accepted 242 202 83.4%
Enrolled 208 149 71.4%

* These analyses include all applicants or students beginning wih the first cohort in 2017-18 up to the most recent cohort in 2025-26.