Biomechanics

Verified school-wide outcomes 40% · recognized strength in Health Sciences 25% · data transparency 20% · value 15%.

1. Verified school-wide outcomes

   87/100: University of Calgary's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)

   × 40% → 34 pts

   34 pts
2. Recognised strength in Health Sciences

   55/100: Health Sciences is offered but not a flagged strength (floors at 55)

   × 25% → 14 pts

   14 pts
3. Program data transparency

   72/100: this program's transparency score (below)

   × 20% → 14 pts

   14 pts
4. Value

   70/100: quality adjusted for University of Calgary's cost

   × 15% → 11 pts

   11 pts

+5 pts: paid co-op, which genuinely differentiates Health Sciences programs.

We don't yet publish verified program-LEVEL outcomes, so this program inherits its school's verified figures, labelled as such: never a per-program number we can't source.

30% (listed on the school's official programs page) + 70% (the school's own data-transparency score).

1. Program listed on an official pageThis program

   Yes: existence confirmed on the school's official programs page (1/1)

   × 30% → 30 pts

   30 pts

   Existence confirmed on ucalgary.ca

   Sourceofficial source ↗
2. University of Calgary's data-transparency scoreSchool-level

   60/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)

   × 70% → 42 pts

   42 pts

The one genuinely program-level signal we can verify today is whether the program is listed officially. The rest is the school's transparency, inherited and labelled.

Each verified outcome is scored 0-100 against the range its peers actually publish, then blended by weight.

1. First-year retention

   95%: first-year retention

   scaled within the 80-95% range across the 16 peers that publish it → 100/100, weighted 30%

   30 pts

   “Undergraduate retention - 1st to 2nd year … 2022-23: 95.0%”

   Extracted fromUniversity of Calgary Annual Report 2023-24 ↗· as of 2022-23
2. Graduation rate

   81.1%: graduation rate

   scaled within the 62.3-90% range across the 20 peers that publish it → 68/100, weighted 35%

   23 pts

   “Graduation Rate – Undergraduate … 2022-23: 81.1%”

   Extracted fromUniversity of Calgary Annual Report 2023-24 ↗· as of 2022-23
3. Graduate employment

   96.3%: graduate employment

   scaled within the 86-96.7% range across the 14 peers that publish it → 96/100, weighted 35%

   34 pts

   “Employment Rate … 2022-23: 96.3%”

   Extracted fromUniversity of Calgary Annual Report 2023-24 ↗· as of 2022-23

All 3 outcome metrics are verified to an official source.