BU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Boston 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 Boston University students is 89.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 90.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 87.9%.

89.4%

asian 94.1% 465 students
African American 83.2% 114 students
white 88.1% 1,243 students
unknown 83.6% 117 students
hawaiian 87.5% 7 students
hispanic 87.6% 390 students
International Students 91.1% 769 students
Mixed Race 91.9% 113 students

Drop Out

Boston University has an overall drop-out rate of 10.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 11.5% and 9.7% respectively.

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

10.3%

asian 5.9% 29 students
African American 15.3% 21 students
white 11.5% 162 students
unknown 15.7% 22 students
hispanic 12.1% 54 students
International Students 8.7% 73 students
Mixed Race 8.1% 10 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.3%

African American 1.5% 2 students
white 0.4% 6 students
International Students 0.2% 2 students

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$110,318	$110,878	$142,427
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$80,155	$106,421	$117,665
Computer Engineering	$92,383	$106,421	$115,901
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$104,027	$106,688	$113,743
Information Science/Studies	$92,380	$102,306	$111,308
Insurance	$112,170	$97,959	$108,260
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$87,263	$96,829	$104,284
Mechanical Engineering	$81,137	$83,848	$99,636
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$85,937	$88,861	$99,032
Marketing	$68,346	$82,440	$98,204
Public Administration	$72,575	$79,389	$94,146
Finance and Financial Management Services	$87,851	$84,653	$87,690
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	$68,699	$76,460	$87,134
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$74,177	$67,660	$81,092
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	$74,311	$64,281	$79,607
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$65,625	$63,681	$74,618
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$63,608	$67,101	$70,593
Curriculum and Instruction	$56,178	$59,948	$69,161
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$55,843	$58,479	$65,630
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$60,886	$59,576	$64,959
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$58,103	$55,383	$64,862
Public Health	$56,618	$57,657	$62,605
International Relations and National Security Studies	$41,706	$49,840	$61,634
Educational Administration and Supervision	$55,508	$56,641	$61,321
Social Sciences, General	$49,767	$57,318	$60,826
Social Work	$49,509	$50,336	$55,580
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$52,093	$51,769	$55,050
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$42,908	$46,087	$54,588
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$52,578	$48,703	$52,777
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,811	$46,589	$52,360
Special Education and Teaching	$51,344	$49,618	$52,031
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$49,096	$47,260	$51,534
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$42,687	$45,539	$48,140
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$45,619	$43,798	$46,524
Journalism	$43,666	$44,468	$46,417
Education, General	$46,140	$43,426	$45,414
Theological and Ministerial Studies	NA	$27,439	$40,331
Fine and Studio Arts	$32,156	$30,228	$38,369
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	NA	$32,569	$35,618
Culinary Arts and Related Services	$38,764	$42,682	$34,830
Music	$27,986	$33,382	$33,713
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$37,367	$34,298	$29,060
Communication and Media Studies	$34,361	NA	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$49,014	$45,500	NA
Applied Mathematics	NA	$97,071	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$52,553	$52,941	NA
Psychology, General	$37,242	$39,927	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$49,937	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$41,193	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$53,796	NA	NA
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$101,869	NA	NA

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$82,237	$84,994	$98,399
Computer Engineering	$90,529	$82,440	$97,573
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$61,072	$70,829	$80,795
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$61,357	$67,660	$79,422
Mechanical Engineering	$69,404	$68,858	$76,023
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,547	$60,597	$71,952
Economics	$53,654	$53,454	$67,968
Mathematics	$43,129	$47,260	$60,190
Communication and Media Studies	$41,873	$47,620	$57,236
Social Sciences, Other	$48,872	$45,696	$56,459
Hospitality Administration/Management	$46,076	$47,650	$56,144
Sociology	$33,033	$42,309	$50,146
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$34,542	$35,653	$48,978
International Relations and National Security Studies	$38,920	$38,797	$48,856
Social Work	$31,847	$39,009	$48,660
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$41,943	$42,682	$47,289
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$32,935	$36,717	$46,466
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$32,475	$35,131	$45,862
Political Science and Government	$39,106	$38,721	$44,518
Design and Applied Arts	$46,444	$42,682	$44,463
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,298	$38,469	$44,407
Biology, General	$30,006	$32,391	$44,101
Journalism	$36,717	$38,289	$43,935
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$37,633	$36,728	$42,868
Psychology, General	$36,705	$34,348	$42,739
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$31,373	$33,726	$42,584
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$38,708	$34,348	$41,073
English Language and Literature, General	$32,854	$36,013	$39,118
Research and Experimental Psychology	$34,431	$38,018	$38,835
Fine and Studio Arts	$24,688	$25,967	$34,024
History	$37,151	$29,995	$33,721
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$32,224	$28,598	$33,514
Music	NA	$33,281	$32,223
Anthropology	NA	$24,615	$30,453
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$25,859	$25,194	$24,627
Area Studies	NA	$31,851	NA
Education, General	$34,838	NA	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$46,446	$50,606	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$31,839	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$31,093	$33,993	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	NA	$34,704	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$37,863	NA	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$31,920	NA	NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$49,683	NA
Philosophy	$36,276	$26,353	NA
Chemistry	$34,787	$41,342	NA
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$28,215	$29,685	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$25,194	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$29,685	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$67,918	$52,107	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$71,957	$75,806
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$70,003	$68,454	$72,898
Music	$31,501	$38,289	$51,433
Theological and Ministerial Studies	NA	$69,783	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$115,398	$125,611	$147,490
Law	$108,069	$92,743	$106,517
Medicine	$61,274	$61,734	$72,069
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$42,390	$40,017	$47,492

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Music	NA	$30,771	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$223,140	$190,536	NA

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