Accreditation

Athletic Training is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Athletic Training Education.

Learn More About Association for Athletic Training Education (AATE). The University of Mary's Athletic training is a founding member.

View the Course Fees, BOC pass rate, graduation and employment rate, and retention rate, and Sample Program of Study for more information.

The Gary Tharaldson School of Business at the University of Mary has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road, Suite 300, Overland Park, KS, 66213 USA

For a list of accredited programs please refer to our IACBE member status page.

The IACBE Public Disclosure of Student Achievement (PDSA)

Mission – “Educate students to ethically achieve business objectives, Coordinate relationships among our stakeholder, and Innovate to meet dynamic needs locally and globally.”

Vision – “Forming virtuous servant leaders who engage in lifelong learning.”

2023-2024 Accreditation Information

• Counseling Program Objectives
• Counseling Program Vital Statistics
• Counseling Program Data from the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters
• Student Handbook and Practicum & Internship Manual

Graduate Counseling

The University of Mary’s Master of Science programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling have received specialized accreditation through the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

The National Security Agency (NSA) has designated Mary’s cybersecurity program as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) through 2030.

The Department of Education is accredited by the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board. The Department of Education has met all standards set forth by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) adopted by the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board (ESPB). The last review occurred in March 2021 and the University of Mary’s Education programs received full continued accreditation by the ND ESPB.

2022-2023 Praxis Pass Rates: 97%

Our Bachelor of Science programs in mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering are accredited by the Commission of ABET, www.abet.org. 

Civil Engineering

• 2021-22 Enrollment: 44
• 2021-22 Graduates: 7
• 2022-23 Enrollment: 43
• 2022-23 Graduates: 10
• 2023-24 Enrollment: 38 
• 2023-24 Graduates: 6

Mechanical Engineering

• 2021-22 Enrollment: 58
• 2021-22 Graduates: 8
• 2022-23 Enrollment: 70
• 2022-23 Graduates: 11 
• 2023-24 Enrollment: 82
• 2023-24 Graduates: 6

Electrical Engineering

• 2021-22 Enrollment: 27
• 2021-22 Graduates: 4
• 2022-23 Enrollment: 29
• 2022-23 Graduates: 4
• 2023-24 Enrollment: 32
• 2023-24 Graduates: 3

Master of Science in Clinical Exercise Physiology and Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science accreditation standards are provided by the Commission on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences.

Master of Science in Clinical Exercise Physiology and Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 25400 US Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, 1-727-210-2350.

Beginning in 2027, candidates must graduate from an academic program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) to be eligible to take the ACSM EP and CEP exams. To support this change, the CCRB worked with representatives from the Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES) to ensure that academic programs and their representatives have the information and resources they need to prepare for programmatic accreditation. — ACSM. Committee on Certification and Registry Boards. Annual Report 2021.  

Exercise Science Outcome Data

• 2024

  • Retention Rate: 84%
  • ACSM-EP Certification Exam 1st-Take Pass Rate = 100%
    • *National 1st Take Pass Rate = 52%
  • Job Positive Placement = 86%
  • Graduate Satisfaction: 100%
  • Employer Satisfaction: 100%

• 2019-2023

  • Retention Rate: 97%
  • ACSM-EP Exam Pass Rate: 87%
  • Positive Placement (graduate school or working in a related field): 92.5%
  • Graduate Satisfaction: 100%
  • Employer Satisfaction: 100%

Clinical Exercise Physiology Outcome Data

• 2024

  • Retention Rate = 100%
  • ACSM-CEP Certification Exam Pass Rate = 80%
    • ​​​​​​​*National 1st Take Pass Rate = 42%
  • ACSM-CEP Exam Pass Rate = 85.7%
  • Graduation Positive Job Placement = 86%
  • Graduate Satisfaction = 100%
  • Employer Satisfaction = 100%

• 2015-2023

  • Retention Rate: 95.25%
  • ACSM-CEP Certification Exam Pass Rate: 90.6%
  • Positive Placement (employment in the field or pursuing advanced degree) = 96.5%
  • Graduate Satisfaction = 100%
  • Employer Satisfaction: 100%

The University of Mary is an accredited institutional associate member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

The baccalaureate degree, master's degree, and doctor of nursing practice programs at the University of Mary are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

The University of Mary is approved by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission to provide practice experiences in Washington State for the DNP/Family Nurse Practitioner and MSN/Nurse Educator program tracks.

Undergraduate Nursing

2022-23 NCLEX Pass Rates 97%

Please visit the ND Board of Nursing website to see their Education Annual Report for additional details.

Graduate Nursing

2023 FNP National Certification

Overall Pass Rate: 100%

The Occupational Therapy Doctoral program at the University of Mary is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The master?s degree program has applied for accreditation and has been granted Candidacy Status by ACOTE. The program must have a preaccreditation review, complete an on-site evaluation, and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). ACOTE is located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E Bethesda, MD 20814. ACOTE's phone number, C/O AOTA, is 301-652-6611, and its web address is www.acoteonline.org.

• Credentialing, OT Graduation Rates
• NBCOT Pass Rates
• Progression Program Policy
• Cost of Attendance

The University of Mary Program in Physical Therapy is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22305-3085.
Telephone: 703-706-3245
Email: accreditation@apta.org
Website: www.capteonline.org

If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 701-355-8053 or email ptdept@umary.edu.

Program Financial Fact Sheet

Program Details and Application, Admission Requirements, Graduate Outcomes

The University of Mary Respiratory Therapy BSRT Program CoARC #200133, and Respiratory Therapy MSRT Program CoARC #220133 is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com).

The University of Mary Respiratory Therapy RRT-BSRT Program CoARC #510018 holds Provisional Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com).

CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an ‘outcomes-based’ process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented. View the CoARC’s Outcomes Data.

View the Program Goals and Standards for more information.

Pass Rates

• 2023 Undergraduate Pass Rate on Licensure Exam: 100%
• 2023 RRT Pass rate (first-time test takers): 100%

Social Work is accredited by the National Council on Social Work Education.

• 2023-24 Social Work Assessment Outcomes
• 2021 Pass Rate: 90%

Master of Social Work

The University of Mary's Master of Social Work degree is currently in pre-candidacy for accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Board of Accreditation (BOA).

Pre-candidacy for a baccalaureate or master’s social work program by the BOA indicates that it submitted an application to be reviewed for candidacy and received approval of its Benchmark 1 from CSWE accreditation staff to move forward for a candidacy review within 1-year. A program that has attained pre-candidacy status has not yet been reviewed by the BOA nor verified to be compliant with the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). 

Students that are admitted to pre-candidate programs in the fall (or later) of the academic year in which the program is granted candidacy status will be retroactively recognized as graduates from a CSWE-BOA accredited program as long as the program attains initial accreditation. Candidacy is typically a 3-year process and attaining pre-candidacy does not guarantee that a program will eventually attain candidacy and initial accreditation. 

Pre-candidacy applies to all program options, which includes locations and delivery methods. 

Accreditation provides reasonable assurance about the quality of the program and the competence of students graduating from the program. 

Review our program’s pre-candidacy status in CSWE’s Directory of Accredited Programs. For more information about social work accreditation, contact CSWE’s Department of Social Work Accreditation. 

The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential) at the University of Mary is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. For more information, please see recent CAA decisions.

Documentation of Speech Language Pathology Program of Study 

Program Completion Rates

2021-2022 (2 Years Prior)

• Completed Program within Timeline: 14
• Percent Completing within Expected Timeline: 88%

2022-2023 (1 Year Prior)

• Completed Program within Timeline: 17 
• Percent Completing within Expected Timeline: 100% 

2023-2024 (Recent Year)

• Completed Program within Timeline: 9
• Percent Completing within Expected Timeline: 100% 

Three-Year Average

• Completed Program within Timeline: 40
• Percent Completed within Timeline: 95%

Praxis Examination Pass Rates of Graduates

2021-2022 (2 Years Prior)

• # Taking Exam: 14
• # Passed Exam: 13
• Pass Rate (%): 93%

2022-2023 (1 Year Prior)

• # Taking Exam: 18 
• # Passed Exam: 17 
• Pass Rate (%): 94% 

2023-2024 (Recent Year) 

• # Taking Exam: 10
• # Passed Exam: 10
• Pass Rate (%): 100% 

Three Year Average

• # Taking Exam: 42
• # Passed Exam: 40
• Pass Rate (%): 95%

The University of Mary’s undergraduate Biomechanics - Strength and Conditioning program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education (CASCE), a recognized authority in quality strength and conditioning education. This accreditation demonstrates our commitment to upholding the highest standards of quality and excellence in our strength and conditioning program. Our curriculum, faculty, and facilities have undergone rigorous evaluation to ensure that we provide students with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience necessary to excel in the field of strength and conditioning and keep athletes safe.

Biomechanics: Strength and Conditioning Concentration

View student enrollment, graduation, retention rate, CSCS pass rate, and graduate placement rate.

Kinesiology: Strength and Conditioning Concentration

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