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Graduation Rates, Employment Rates, and OSAP Default Rates

The Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU) 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 MCU program categories. The MCU 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 MCU; undergraduate students only)

MCU 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 2014-15 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 2015 to 2021. 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 2019 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 MCU; undergraduate and graduate students)

OSAP default rates = Percentage of students who had defaulted on their Ontario Student Loan repayment obligations as of July, 2020 from all students who were issued an OSL in 2017-18 and not in 2018-19.

Graduation Rates and Employment Rates by Western's Faculty/Program - May 2023

Faculty/Program Graduation Rates Employment Rates
6 Months After Graduation 2 Years After Graduation
Direct-Entry Programs      
Management and Organizational Studies 84.4% 92.2% 97.2%
Arts, Soc Sci, Kinesiology, FIMS 86.2% 90.1% 93.2%
Engineering 89.0% 88.9% 95.0%
Music 84.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Nursing 85.6% 94.8% 97.9%
Science, B Med Sci, BHSc 87.0% 88.1% 95.2%
Second-Entry Programs      
Business   98.3% 99.2%
Dentistry 98.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Education 98.7% 98.8% 98.9%
Law 98.1% 97.1% 97.1%
Medicine 99.4% 100.0% 98.1%
Western University 88.5% 92.3% 95.9%
Ontario University System   90.4% 94.3%

Notes:

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

2. Graduation rates = Percentage of the 2014-15 incoming cohort (full-time, first-year, first-time) who graduated in any program between 2015 and 2021 (inclusive).

3. Employment rates = Percentage of the 2019 graduates who were employed 6 months and 2 years after graduation.

Graduation Rates, Employment Rates, and OSAP Default Rates by MCU Category - May 2023

MCU Category Graduation Rates Employment Rates OSAP Default Rates
6 Months After Graduation 2 Years After Graduation
Agriculture/Biological Sciences   91.2% 94.4%  
Business and Commerce 86.4% 95.5% 97.8% 0.8%
Computer Science   89.7% 97.1%  
Dentistry 98.1% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Education (Teacher Training) 98.7% 98.9% 98.9% 0.8%
Engineering 89.0% 88.9% 95.0% 0.9%
Fine and Applied Arts 82.1% 100.0% 100.0% 2.1%
Food Sciences and Nutrition 90.3% 100.0% 100.0% 1.4%
Humanities 88.8% 91.1% 91.5% 0.8%
Kinesiology 88.8% 93.7% 98.2% 2.1%
Law 98.1% 97.1% 97.1% 0.0%
Mathematics   100.0% 100.0%  
Medicine 99.4% 100.0% 98.1% 0.7%
Nursing 85.6% 94.8% 97.9% 0.0%
Other Arts and Science 83.0% 83.3% 85.7% 3.6%
Other Health Professions 89.5% 85.1% 95.5% 2.0%
Physical Sciences   85.7% 95.8%  
Social Sciences   87.3% 92.1% 1.3%
Theology   85.7% 83.3%  
Therapy and Rehabilitation   100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Western University 88.5% 92.3% 95.9% 1.9%
Ontario University System   90.4% 94.3% 2.7%

Notes:

1. UWO data exclude Western's Affiliated Colleges.

2. Graduation rates = Percentage of the 2014-15 incoming cohort (full-time, first-year, first-time) who graduated in any program between 2015 and 2021 (inclusive).

3. Employment rates = Percentage of the 2019 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, 2020 from all students who were issued an OSL in 2017-18 and not in 2018-19.

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


  



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