Public Information

One requirement of our program accreditation process is that we provide public information concerning the performance of our students and our program. The following information addresses that requirement, drawing on data we collect at the program level each year.

Student Achievement – Comprehensive Exam/Thesis

We define student achievement as the demonstration of competence in applying knowledge and skills gained through academic work. Such competence is evident both in and beyond the classroom. Traditional measures of student achievement include degree completion rates, pass rates of comprehensive exams, and pass rates for the AICP exam. In addition to these traditional measures, we also place a high premium on measures that capture a student's success in interacting with the profession.

Measures include the percentage of eligible students employed in an internship while a student, the number of students who present at local, state, and national professional organization meetings (e.g. American Planning Association), the number of individual students or student teams that win awards for their project-oriented work, and post-graduate employment rates in the field.

Virtually all domestic students who want an internship are able to be placed in a position that is part-time during the academic year and full-time during the summer. Placement is more challenging for international students. Assistance is provided to students studying on an F1 visa to help place them in internships that qualify under the Curricular Practical Training provisions of their visa.

As a sampling of recent student achievements, KU UBPL students won New Horizon Team Awards from the Kansas Chapter of the APA in 2014 and 2015, five students had posters at the 2015 National APA conference, and a KU UBPL student was a  Helene M. Overly Scholarship recipient in 2015 from the WTS-Kansas City.

Graduation Year	# of Students Taking Exam/ Writing a Thesis	First Attempt Passage Rate/ Successful Completion of Thesis
2017	13 / 2	100%/100%
2016	19 / 2	100% / 100%
2015	16 / 0	100% / n/a
2014	10 / 0	90% / n/a
2013	16 / 1	88% / 100%
2012	18 / 0	100% / n/a

Tuition and Fees

2017-18 Academic Year	Tuition	Fees	Total
In-state:	$11,011	$916	$11,927
Out-of-state:	$24,025	$910	$24,935

Student Retention and Graduation Rates

Academic Year	Number Enrolled	Retention Rate	Graduated within 4 Years	Graduation Rate *
2016-2017	15	93%	na	na
2015-2016	19	95%	15 *	79% *
2014-2015	23	91%	21@	91% @
2013-2014	21	95%	23	96%
2012-2013	15	80%	12	80%
2011-2012	19	79%	15	79%
2010-2011	22	91%	20	91%

  * 2-year graduation; some joint-degree program students still in progress

@ 3-year graduation; some joint-degree program students still in progress

Number of Degrees Awarded:  2012 - 18; 2013 - 17; 2014 - 11, 2015 - 19

AICP Exam Pass Rate

This data shows the number and percentage of our graduates who take and pass the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) exam within three years of completing our program. We update this data annually based on information provided by AICP.

Graduation Year	# of Students Taking AICP Exam within 3 Years	% of Students Who Pass AICP Exam within 3 Years
2013	2	100%
2012	4	100%
2011	2	50%
2010	2	100%
2009	2	n/a
2008	5	100%

Employment Rate

These data show the percentage of our graduates who secure a job in planning or planning-related positions within one year of graduation. Students who choose to pursue an additional degree (e.g. a Ph.D.) after graduation are also shown here.

Graduation Year	# of Graduates	Planning/Planning-Related Job within 1 year of Graduation	Advanced Degree
2017	15	89% *	6%
2016	21	100%@	5%
2015	16	88% @	6%
2014	10	60%	10%
2013	17	83%	6%
2012	18	89%	?

* for students that remained in the United States, as of 6 months of graduation

@ for students that remained in the United States