A case for unique allied health student enrollment control within a selective university setting

Expanding allied health preprofessional enrollment encouraged analyzing graduation outcomes to identify criteria that would help control future enrollment. High School Class PERCENTILE Rank, First year Students' predicted QUARTILE ranks and ACT scores were independent variables in the study. QUARTILE reflected predicted First year Students' GPA. Relationships between graduating, PERCENTILE, ACT and QUARTILE were assessed by discriminant analysis, t tests and ANOVA. Students' last-known-LOCATION (University of Missouri-Columbia(UMC) School of Health Related Profession (SHRP), left UMC, another UMC division) was also investigated concerning GRADUATION status and QUARTILE by Chi Square analysis. Results suggested PERCENTILE discriminated between graduates of UMC SHRP and other UMC divisions. SHRP graduates had a higher PERCENTILE mean than graduates of other UMC divisions. Students in the lowest quartile had little chance of graduating from an SHRP program. Excluding the lowest quarter of First year Students from SHRP would effectively control enrollment.