What is the retention rate after the first year?
Because the pool of applicants is highly competitive and admission decision-making occurs only after extensive faculty deliberations, the retention rate approximates 100%. The exceptions to this rule are typically related with one of the following: a shift in students’ life circumstances, students’ desire to re-focus career goals, or failure to maintain ‘good-standing’ status within the program. These are the exceptions, but such cases do occur from time to time.
