MLIS Statistics
Statistics on recent MLIS students and alumni:
Retention Rate
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MLIS Residential Students |
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Residential students entering 2019 Graduated as of SUM ’22 Continuing as of AUT ’22 Total |
94% (58 of 62) 0% (0 of 62) 94% (58 of 62) |
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Residential students entering 2020 Graduated as of SUM ‘22 Continuing as of AUT ‘22 Total
Law Librarianship students entering 2020 |
81% (61 of 75) 8% (6 of 75) 89% (67 of 75)
75% (3 of 4) |
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Residential students entering 2021 Continuing as of AUT ‘22 Law Librarianship students entering 2021 |
94% (63 of 67) 75% (5 of 5) |
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MLIS Online Students |
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Online students entering 2018 Graduated as of SUM ’22 Continuing as of AUT ‘22 Total |
85% (71 of 84) 5% (3 of 84) 89% (74 of 84) |
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Online students entering 2019 Graduated as of SUM ‘22 Continuing as of AUT ‘22 Total |
84% (63 of 75) 4% (3 of 75) 88% (88 of 75) |
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Online students entering 2020 Graduated as of SUM ‘22 Continuing as of AUT ‘22 Total |
90% (91 of 101) 4% (4 of 101) 94% (95 of 101) |
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Online students entering 2021 Continuing as of AUT ‘22 |
80% (71 of 89) |
Time to Degree
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Residential entering 2019 Residential entering 2020 |
89% graduated in 2 years or less 81% graduated in 2 years or less |
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Law Librarianship entering 2019 Law Librarianship entering 2020 |
100% graduated in 1 year 75% graduated in 1 year |
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Online entering 2018 Online entering 2019 |
77% graduated in 3 years or less 84% graduated in 3 years or less |
Employment Data
The majority of MLIS students graduate in June each year, and the employment survey remains open till December. Data reflects employment status anywhere from 1 to 6 months after graduation.
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MLIS students graduating:
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127 graduates were surveyed, 73 responded. 56 (77%) of 73 respondents report being employed. 49 (88%) of those 56 report being employed in a degree-related field. |
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MLIS students graduating:
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128 graduates were surveyed, 53 responded. 26 (49%) of 53 respondents report being employed. 22 (85%) of those 26 report being employed in a degree-related field. |
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MLIS students graduating:
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152 graduates were surveyed, 71 responded. 53 (75%) of 71 respondents report being employed. 45 (85%) of those 53 report being employed in a degree-related field. |
Distribution of Students self-reported by Race/Ethnicity
Data on student population is tabulated in October of each year.
|
Race / Ethnicity |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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African American |
3.7% |
4.9% |
4.7% |
4.2% |
3.4% |
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American Indian |
1.5% |
1.7% |
2.1% |
3.2% |
1.1% |
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Asian American |
6.7% |
7.7% |
10.2% |
9.9% |
7.6% |
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Caucasian |
75.2% |
73.4% |
70.9% |
69.7% |
66.4% |
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Hispanic |
8.9% |
9.2% |
9.7% |
10.6% |
10.9% |
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Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander |
0.9% |
0.9% |
0.8% |
0.2% |
0.3% |
|
International (unspecified) |
2.4% |
1.7% |
1.3% |
1.5% |
2.8% |
|
Unknown |
0.6% |
0.6% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
1.1% |