Instructional Leadership, emphasis: K-12 School Leadership (MEd)
School of Hotel and Restaurant Management student and mentors working behind front desk at a partner hotel.

Hotel and Restaurant Management by the numbers


At the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management we value a learning environment where you are not a number, but a student first—greeted in the halls and known in your classrooms. But, for the records, here is HRM’s job placement, retention, graduation rates, and enrollment by the numbers.

Hospitality Administration

First-year student (not necessarily within the original start college)


Cohort Year1 Year2 Year3 Year4 Year5 Year6 Year 
Fall 201478.20%69.10%62.70%12.70%1.80%0.90%
Fall 201584.70%74.50%62.20%9.20%2.00%0%
Fall 201688.20%84.50%71.80%9.10%2.70%0%
Fall 201779.60%69.40%60.20%6.10%1.00%0%
Fall 201882.30%65.50%56.60%6.20%0.90%0.90%
Fall 201975.30%60.50%50.60%8.60%0%
Fall 202091.30%84.10%69.60%4.30%
Fall 202186.50%80.80%73.10%
Fall 202278.70%65.60%
Fall 202382.50%

Hospitality Administration

First-year student (not necessarily within the original start college)


Cohort year1 Year2 Year3 Year4 Year5 Year6 Year
Fall 20140.00%0.00%3.60%%52.70%66.40%68.20%
Fall 20150.00%0.00%8.20%59.20%67.30%69.40%
Fall 20160.00%0.00%8.20%67.30%74.50%75.50%
Fall 20170.00%0.00%8.20%58.20%64.30%66.30%
Fall 20180.00%1.80%17.70%65.50%70.80%71.70%
Fall 20190.00%1.20%9.90%51.90%59.30%
Fall 20200.00%0.00%7.20%68.10%
Fall 20210.00%0.00%5.80%
Fall 20220.00%0.00%
Fall 20230.00%

HRM program overview2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Retention rate % – Freshman to Sophomore for all programs75.30%91.30%86.50%78.70%82.50%
% Students employed in the hospitality industry or a related field 77.5%70%52%64%82%
% Students continuing their education within 90 days after graduation2%2%1%1%1%
Total professional placement and continuing education rate79.5%72%53%65%83%
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