Fast Facts
This page contains important information about students from the Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, including information on student success, demographics, and applicant data.
Student Success
Graduation Rates
Below are the graduation rates for the Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.
| Year of Graduation | Graduation Rate |
| 2022 | 100% (13/13) |
| 2021 | 100% (13/13) |
| 2020 | 91.7% (11/12) |
| Three-Year Average | 97.4% (37/38) |
Employment Rates
Below are the employment rates for graduates of our Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. Employment rates are gathered approximately 12 months after graduation from the program.
| Year of Graduation | Employment Rate |
| 2021 | 84.6% (11/13) |
| 2020 | 90.9% (10/11) |
| 2019 | 92.3% (12/13) |
| Three-Year Average | 89.2% (33/37) |
Board Exam Pass Rates
Below are pass rates for the board exam taken by our graduates.
| Year of Graduation | Abdominal Sonography | Adult Echocardiography | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Sonographic Principles and Instrumentation | Vascular Sonography |
| 2021 | 75% (3/4) | 85.7% (6/7) | 100% (3/3) | 100% (13/13) | 100% (4/4) |
| 2020 | 100% (4/4) | 85.7% (6/7) | 100% (2/2) | 71.4% (10/14) | 75% (3/4) |
| 2019 | 100% (1/1) | 50% (4/8) | 100% (2/2) | 81.8% (9/11) | 100% (5/5) |
| Three-Year Average | 88.9% (8/9) | 62.5% (15/24) | 100% (7/7) | 84.2% (32/38) | 81.3% (13/16) |
Note: Earning a credential from the ARDMS requires that the graduate pass two certification examinations, the Sonographic Principles and Instrumentation examination and a specialty examination
Current Enrollment Profile for Fall 2022
The data below is for all currently enrolled students in the Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.
Total Program Enrollment: 33
Age
- Average: 24.0
- Range: 20 to 38
Race/Ethnicity
- American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0%
- Asian: 0%
- Black/African American: 9.1%
- Hispanic: 3.0%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0%
- White: 81.8%
- Two or More Races: 3.0%
- Not Specified or Unknown: 3.0%
Gender
- Females: 100%
- Males: 0%
- Not Specified/Unknown: 0%
Students Receiving Financial Aid: 36.4%
Financial Aid can refer to loans, scholarships, grants, tuition waivers, etc.
Student to Faculty Ratio
- Classroom Setting: 12 students to 1 faculty
- Laboratory Setting: 12 students to 3 faculty
- Clinical Setting: 12 students to 12 faculty
Applicant Statistics for Fall 2022
The data below includes all prospective students who completed a UAMS OAA application to the program.
Number Admitted and Enrolled: 17
Number of Applicants: 67
Three-year Average Number of Applicants: 55
Entering GPAs
- Average (Undergraduate): 3.70
- Range (Undergraduate): 3.30 to 3.95
- Average (Prerequisite): 3.75
- Range (Prerequisite): 3.47 to 4.00
