Auburn's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Auburn University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Auburn University students is 80.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 84.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 77.3%.

80.9%

asian 83.2% 109 students
African American 69.0% 189 students
white 82.1% 3,372 students
unknown 71.4% 25 students
hispanic 76.5% 143 students
International Students 75.5% 40 students
Mixed Race 67.7% 23 students

Drop Out

Auburn University has an overall drop-out rate of 4.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 6.0% and 3.1% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

4.4%

asian 3.0% 4 students
African American 10.2% 28 students
white 3.7% 152 students
unknown 11.4% 4 students
hispanic 6.4% 12 students
International Students 17.0% 9 students
Mixed Race 17.6% 6 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Auburn University at a rate of 13.0% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 11.9%, and male students' 14.2%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

13.0%

asian 13.0% 17 students
African American 17.1% 47 students
white 12.6% 518 students
unknown 11.4% 4 students
hispanic 16.6% 31 students
International Students 5.7% 3 students
Mixed Race 14.7% 5 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.7%

African American 3.6% 10 students
white 1.6% 67 students
unknown 5.7% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemical Engineering	$75,285	$74,576	$83,134
Mechanical Engineering	$67,127	$68,778	$77,684
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$72,274	$65,753	$75,817
Industrial Engineering	$66,558	$65,170	$75,401
Architectural Engineering	$71,073	$66,240	$74,291
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$63,127	$61,380	$73,377
Computer Engineering	$63,168	$65,711	$71,056
Civil Engineering	$57,886	$56,931	$67,167
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$62,372	$53,358	$64,421
Architecture	$50,456	$52,107	$60,842
Finance and Financial Management Services	$46,598	$43,732	$60,801
Accounting and Related Services	$54,118	$53,358	$60,042
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$56,128	$57,082	$58,043
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,995	$48,432	$57,249
International Business	NA	$50,439	$56,631
Agricultural Business and Management	$47,415	$41,937	$54,357
Forestry	$47,039	$40,461	$51,530
Marketing	$44,504	$43,575	$51,408
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$34,378	$46,087	$51,147
Public Administration	$35,723	$35,600	$49,582
Hospitality Administration/Management	$42,369	$42,682	$49,136
Communication and Media Studies	$30,492	$38,289	$49,032
Biology, General	$23,818	$27,048	$48,965
Apparel and Textiles	$38,625	$33,993	$45,858
Journalism	$30,959	$39,585	$45,572
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$34,482	$35,518	$44,572
Design and Applied Arts	$37,862	$39,271	$44,440
Plant Sciences	$37,144	$40,896	$43,338
Political Science and Government	$35,032	$31,305	$42,522
Human Resources Management and Services	$40,252	$38,649	$41,937
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$31,038	$41,513
Mathematics	NA	$38,829	$39,242
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$36,812	$37,173	$39,179
History	$28,017	$35,060	$38,903
Animal Sciences	$37,905	$33,459	$38,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$37,452	$35,653	$38,707
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$34,513	$20,596	$37,856
Special Education and Teaching	$35,666	$34,526	$36,974
Psychology, General	$22,796	$28,327	$36,672
Sociology	$32,601	$36,560	$36,653
English Language and Literature, General	$31,491	$32,925	$36,423
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$26,293	$28,366	$36,251
Social Work	$33,955	$29,250	$34,676
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	NA	$25,194	$34,052
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$25,613	$29,852	$33,418
Fine and Studio Arts	$19,757	$25,194	$29,315
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	$51,452	$49,331	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$54,362	NA	NA
Interior Architecture	NA	$46,087	NA
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	NA	$63,749	NA
Engineering, Other	NA	$74,157	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$27,192	NA	NA
Applied Mathematics	NA	$52,107	NA
Music	NA	$39,369	NA
Nutrition Sciences	NA	$21,964	NA
Economics	$41,887	$41,565	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$106,330	$114,892	$119,917
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$90,962	$93,520	$96,107
Architectural Engineering	$72,488	$70,456	$86,080
Real Estate Development	NA	$70,456	$74,364
Accounting and Related Services	$59,564	$60,854	$72,928
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$48,891	$55,151	$56,736
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$43,429	$45,249	$55,644
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$44,890	$48,041	$48,574
Special Education and Teaching	$44,841	$44,021	$44,861
Educational Administration and Supervision	$46,491	$41,844	$43,933
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$34,639	$34,603	$36,004
Agricultural Production Operations	NA	$44,942	NA
Plant Sciences	$43,278	NA	NA
Management Information Systems and Services	$74,460	$64,791	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NA	$42,712	NA
Education, General	$67,919	NA	NA
Civil Engineering	$72,066	$67,660	NA
Industrial Engineering	NA	$70,009	NA
Biology, General	$59,569	NA	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$41,167	NA	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$39,754	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$65,238	$71,847
Educational Administration and Supervision	$87,093	$75,204	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$70,291	$58,390	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$67,660	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$109,330	$119,954	$122,981
Veterinary Medicine	$80,045	NA	$94,852
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$79,110	NA

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