Accreditation

The Mortuary Science bachelor degree program at University of Minnesota is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE), 992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 (816) 233-3747.  Web:  www.abfse.org.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - PROGRAM OF MORTUARY SCIENCE
MMC 740, 420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Michael P. LuBrant, PhD, Program Director
Phone: (612) 624-6464
Email: mpl@umn.edu
FAX: (612) 626-4163
Web: www.med.umn.edu/mortuaryscience
Accredited Degree Offered: Bachelor of Science
Distance Education - NO

National Board Examination (NBE) pass rates, graduation rates, and employment rates

National Board Examination pass rates, graduation rates, and employment rates for this and other ABFSE-accredited programs are available at www.abfse.org. To request a printed copy of this program's rates, go to Program of Mortuary Science, A275-3 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 or by e-mail at mortsci@umn.edu, or by telephone (612) 624-6464.

For more information please visit the University of Minnesota Undergraduate Catalog.

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Enrollment, Graduation, and Employment Rates

Program Information - University of Minnesota

Year Total enrolled # of New Students # of Grads Timely Grad* Graduation Rate** Did not finish*** Overall % Employed Employed In FS
2022 95 38 26 26/26 100% 0 100% 100%
2021 87 33 28 28/28 100% 2 100% 96%
2020 85 33 19 19/19 100% 1 100% 100%
2019 78 28 27 27/27 100% 2 100% 100%
2018 65 21 17 17/17 100% 1 100% 100%

*Timely gradation = complete program in 1½ times designated program length.
**Graduation rate reflects cohort graduation rate (% of students from original cohort completing in the designated year)
***Left before completing the program; did not finish.

 

National Board Statistics

NATIONAL BOARD STATISTICS - University of Minnesota

Arts Takers School Pass Rate National Pass Rate
2022 26 85% 69%
2021 25 72% 68%
2020 21 90% 73%
2019   96% 72%
2018   90% 77%

 

Sciences Takers School Pass Rate National Pass Rate
2022 28 75% 64%
2021 25 60% 57%
2020 21 86% 64%
2019   83% 63%
2018   82% 71%

School pass rate is based on 1st time test takers within one year of graduation.

Accreditation

Program Accredited by ABFSE:  Bachelor of Science - Mortuary Science 
Initial Accreditation 1952/Last comprehensive review 2018/Next comprehensive review 2025
Re-accreditation: April 2019 for period of 7 years 
Most recent Accreditation decision: April 2019 re-accreditation with no stipulations and commendations for strength of program leadership, extensive evaluation and assessment efforts and student participation in program governance.