CSU Fresno's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of California State University-Fresno 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 California State University-Fresno students is 56.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 60.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 50.8%.

56.6%

asian 54.4% 267 students
African American 38.1% 40 students
white 67.9% 355 students
unknown 56.7% 68 students
hawaiian 75.0% 3 students
hispanic 55.9% 1,122 students
International Students 51.1% 94 students
Mixed Race 52.2% 48 students

Drop Out

California State University-Fresno has an overall drop-out rate of 36.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 41.8% and 32.2% respectively.

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

36.1%

asian 38.3% 188 students
African American 54.3% 57 students
white 27.0% 141 students
unknown 40.0% 48 students
hispanic 36.0% 723 students
International Students 40.8% 75 students
Mixed Race 40.2% 37 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of California State University-Fresno at a rate of 1.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 1.7%, and male students' 1.5%

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

1.6%

asian 1.0% 5 students
African American 4.8% 5 students
white 2.5% 13 students
hispanic 1.4% 29 students
Mixed Race 3.3% 3 students

Still Enrolled

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

5.7%

asian 6.3% 31 students
African American 2.9% 3 students
white 2.7% 14 students
unknown 2.5% 3 students
hispanic 6.7% 134 students
International Students 7.6% 14 students
Mixed Race 4.4% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$84,004	$85,159	$89,931
Computer Engineering	$66,885	$63,005	$84,934
Construction Engineering Technologies	$66,380	$69,338	$83,440
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,361	$70,009	$79,715
Civil Engineering	$60,442	$59,666	$71,690
Mechanical Engineering	$55,516	$60,230	$70,388
Plant Sciences	$53,293	$50,606	$60,478
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$49,707	$44,189	$56,540
Accounting and Related Services	$39,264	$42,682	$53,797
Agricultural Business and Management	$48,985	$47,260	$53,700
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$36,953	$48,198	$52,662
Finance and Financial Management Services	$45,488	$43,319	$51,681
Marketing	$34,392	$39,214	$50,498
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$35,964	$37,856	$50,100
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$37,414	$38,289	$47,113
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$40,249	$38,721	$46,221
Food Science and Technology	$48,012	$36,130	$45,607
Human Resources Management and Services	$40,294	$39,729	$44,986
History	$24,029	$26,353	$42,067
Animal Sciences	$35,992	$28,598	$40,488
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$20,210	$23,242	$39,612
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$29,175	$30,248	$39,458
Social Work	$31,549	$29,540	$38,119
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$23,090	$24,035	$36,233
English Language and Literature, General	$21,508	$18,315	$36,033
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$34,067	$35,240	$35,315
Communication and Media Studies	$29,022	$31,346	$34,961
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$25,000	$27,280	$34,663
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$24,810	$26,469	$34,528
Design and Applied Arts	$24,496	$33,192	$34,389
Psychology, General	$24,024	$23,359	$33,264
Public Health	$28,345	$29,183	$33,194
Criminology	$30,453	$29,902	$32,768
Sociology	$26,801	$25,194	$31,463
Biology, General	$26,673	$25,967	$30,639
Political Science and Government	$29,812	$26,739	$29,973
Chemistry	NA	$20,687	$28,563
Fine and Studio Arts	$20,182	$25,194	$27,821
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$24,603	$25,001	$26,873
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$23,389	NA	$25,687
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$19,665	NA	$24,681
International Business	$34,940	$35,600	NA
Philosophy	$32,024	$29,685	NA
Agricultural Production Operations	$38,509	NA	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$21,508	NA
Computer Science	$41,405	$54,322	NA
Engineering-Related Technologies	NA	$67,101	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$24,421	NA
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$27,073	$25,658	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$33,134	$38,289	NA
Mathematics	$23,239	$41,193	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$31,707	NA	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$50,439	NA
Anthropology	NA	$21,508	NA
Economics	NA	$31,839	NA
Geography and Cartography	NA	$39,009	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$108,496	$102,409	$120,286
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$83,988	$90,049	$93,007
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$76,460	$81,726
Psychology, General	$67,245	$66,541	$77,418
Education, General	$63,145	$69,490	$77,279
Curriculum and Instruction	$62,254	$58,522	$69,736
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$65,612	$73,530	$68,371
Social Work	$62,031	$56,641	$66,792
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$63,005	$66,209
Public Administration	$66,177	$52,107	$57,608
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$49,411	$48,432	$57,520
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$45,419	$49,064	$55,487
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$47,365	$50,231	$52,710
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$32,925	$48,774
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$36,441	$30,771	$48,477
Public Health	NA	$52,941	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$65,881	NA	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$59,350	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$134,798	$152,201	$138,860
Educational Administration and Supervision	$86,427	$101,964	$107,577
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$83,843	$86,867	$92,510

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Education, General	$48,685	NA	NA

Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$43,314	NA

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