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Graduation Rates, Employment Rates, and OSAP Default Rates

The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) has requested Ontario universities to make available, to students, data regarding graduation rates, employment rates, and OSAP default rates.

Data are presented by Western's faculty/program and by MTCU program categories. The MTCU categories are quite broad but necessary to ensure comparability throughout the Ontario university system.

To maintain adequate confidentiality in light of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, information has not been shown in instances where the number of students is four or less.


Important Notes:

1. Graduation Rates (calculated by MTCU; undergraduate students only)

MTCU has calculated graduation rates using a single entering cohort of students and determining whether or not they graduated within 7 years. The methodology involves the selection of all 2002-03 full-time, first-year, first-time undergraduate students in both direct-entry and second-entry programs. The subset is then matched against the records for students who received a degree (in any program) from the same institution during the period 2003 to 2009. Graduation rates are generally understated since students who transfer to other universities are categorized as "not graduating".

2. Employment Rates (results of a survey conducted by the Ontario Universities Application Centre; undergraduate students only)

To determine employment rates of recent graduates, a survey of all 2008 graduates of undergraduate degree programs was conducted. Graduates were asked questions regarding their employment situation 6 months and two years after graduation.

3. OSAP Default Rates (calculated by MTCU; undergraduate and graduate students)

The 2010 default rates reflect the repayment status of students (undergraduate and graduate) who were issued Ontario Student Loans (OSL) in the 2007-08 academic year and completed or exited their studies in 2008-09.


Graduation Rates and Employment Rates by Western's Faculty/Program - February 2012

Faculty/Program Graduation Rates Employment Rates
6 Months After Graduation 2 Years After Graduation
Direct-Entry Programs      
Management and Organizational Studies 86.9% 89.0% 96.5%
Arts, Soc Sci, Kinesiology, FIMS 80.6% 90.8% 92.2%
Engineering 78.9% 88.7% 91.7%
Music 80.4% 92.9% 87.5%
Nursing 98.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Science, B Med Sci, BHSc 83.9% 84.4% 92.7%
Second-Entry Programs      
Business 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Dentistry 94.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Education 98.7% 92.1% 96.8%
Law 92.6% 100.0% 97.4%
Medicine 99.3% 100.0% 100.0%
University of Western Ontario 84.4% 91.9% 94.7%
Ontario University System 79.7% 91.7% 93.8%

Notes:

1. Program level data exclude Western's Affiliated Colleges.

2. Graduation rates = Percentage of the 2002-03 incoming cohort (full-time, first-year, first-time) who graduated in any program between 2003 and 2009 (inclusive).

3. Employment rates = Percentage of the 2006 graduates who were employed 6 months and 2 years after graduation.


Graduation Rates, Employment Rates, and OSAP Default Rates by M.T.C.U. Category - February 2012

M.T.C.U. Category Graduation Rates Employment Rates OSAP Default Rates
6 Months After Graduation 2 Years After Graduation
Agriculture/Biological Sciences   89.6% 94.3% 0.0%
Business and Commerce 88.0% 91.4% 95.5% 1.6%
Computer Science   92.9% 92.9% 0.0%
Dentistry 94.6% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Education (Teacher Training) 98.7% 92.3% 96.0% 0.7%
Engineering 78.9% 88.7% 91.7% 1.1%
Fine and Applied Arts 76.3% 94.4% 91.7% 4.5%
Food Sciences and Nutrition 81.3% 87.0% 100.0% 8.3%
Humanities   96.8% 89.5% 4.3%
Kinesiology 81.9% 82.1% 90.5% 0.0%
Law 92.6% 100.0% 97.4% 1.7%
Mathematics   80.0% 91.7% 3.7%
Medicine 99.3% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Nursing 98.5% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Other Arts and Science 78.8% 92.9% 100.0% 7.4%
Other Health Professions 87.7%     1.8%
Physical Sciences   85.7% 100.0% 0.0%
Social Sciences 89.9% 90.3% 95.6% 3.7%
Theology        
Therapy and Rehabilitation       0.0%
University of Western Ontario 84.4% 91.9% 94.7% 2.4%
Ontario University System 79.7% 91.7% 93.8% 3.7%

Notes:

1. UWO data include Western's Affiliated Colleges.

2. Graduation rates = Percentage of the 2002-03 incoming cohort (full-time, first-year, first-time) who graduated in any program between 2003 and 2009 (inclusive).

3. Employment rates = Percentage of the 2008 graduates who were employed 6 months and 2 years after graduation.

4. OSAP default rates = Percentage of students who had defaulted on their Ontario Student Loan repayment obligations as of July, 2010 from all students who were issued an OSL in 2007-08 and not in 2008-09.

5. "Business and Commerce" excludes Western's Honors Business Administration (HBA) Program.


 


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