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Licensure Rates

College of Nursing

National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
Threshold: 90% of students will be successful on their first attempt
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Target
UT 93.0% 97.0% 98.0% 98.5% 94.2% 87.8% 98.5% 90%
Tennessee 90.2% 92.2% 92.4% 91.7% 87.7% 86.5% 93.0%
National 87.1% 88.3% 88.2% 86.6% 86.6% 79.9% 90.2%

 

College of Law

Tennessee Bar Exam
Threshold: Bar passage rate of at least 8% above the overall first-time state passage rate
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Target
UT 89.3% 80.5% 72.9% 92.0% 88.5% 88.4% 83.7% 82%
Tennesseea 75% 83.7% 73.3% 79.0% 69% 71.1% 74.0%

aIncludes all others taking the Tennessee Bar Exam regardless of where they received their education or are domiciled.

 

College of Veterinary Medicine

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE)
Threshold: 80% pass rate per AVMA requirement
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Target
UT 92.7% 96.4% 97.5% 97.8% 100% 96.2% 90.1% 80%
National 94.7% 93.9% 94.9% 92% 90% 86% 88%

 

College of Engineering

Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
Threshold: FE passage rate 5% greater that the national average per discipline.
2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Target
Aerospace UT NA NA 100% 100% NA 100% 93%
NAT’L NA NA 91% 82% NA 88%
Biomedical UT NA NA NA NA NA NA
NAT’L NA NA NA NA 57% NA
Biosystems UT 100% 75% 56% 100 75% 100% 80%
NAT’L 84% 81% 70% 74 63% 75%
Chemical UT 82% 100% 75% 78% 50% 83% 79%
NAT’L 77% 75% 74% 73% 71% 74%
Civil UT 77% 85% 73% 76% 72% 81% 68%
NAT’L 69% 70% 69% 63% 64% 63%
Computer UT 100% NA NA NA NA NA
NAT’L 59% NA NA NA NA NA
Electrical UT 73% 100% 57% 84% 100% 82% 70%
NAT’L 71% 72% 73% 72% 69% 65%
Industrial UT 67% 100% NA NA NA NA
NAT’L 63% 48% NA NA NA NA
Materials Science UT NA NA 0% NA NA NA
NAT’L NA NA 67% NA NA NA
Mechanical UT 80% 95% 69% 100% 90% 92% 75%
NAT’L 79% 79% 75% 71% 70% 70%
Nuclear UT NA 100% 50% NA NA 100% 76%
NAT’L NA 100% 86% NA NA 71%
2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2022-23

NA – Not available because no scores were reported

Questions? Please contact Michael McFall.