Cal State Fullerton's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of California State University-Fullerton 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-Fullerton students is 71.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 75.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 66.3%.

71.5%

asian 79.9% 765 students
African American 71.4% 70 students
white 72.2% 498 students
unknown 72.8% 75 students
hawaiian 28.6% 2 students
hispanic 67.2% 1,309 students
International Students 68.2% 189 students
Mixed Race 75.5% 151 students

Drop Out

California State University-Fullerton has an overall drop-out rate of 21.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 25.7% and 17.9% respectively.

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

21.3%

asian 14.0% 134 students
African American 23.5% 23 students
white 21.2% 146 students
unknown 18.4% 19 students
hawaiian 71.4% 5 students
hispanic 24.4% 475 students
International Students 27.4% 76 students
Mixed Race 16.5% 33 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of California State University-Fullerton at a rate of 1.8% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 2.0%, and male students' 1.6%

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

1.8%

asian 1.0% 10 students
white 2.9% 20 students
unknown 1.9% 2 students
hispanic 1.9% 37 students
International Students 0.7% 2 students
Mixed Race 2.5% 5 students

Still Enrolled

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

5.4%

asian 5.0% 48 students
African American 4.1% 4 students
white 3.8% 26 students
unknown 6.8% 7 students
hispanic 6.5% 127 students
International Students 3.6% 10 students
Mixed Race 5.5% 11 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$86,611	$86,042	$94,651
Computer Engineering	$65,145	NA	$78,803
Computer Science	$55,224	$67,101	$77,205
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$67,367	$65,610	$76,685
Mechanical Engineering	$59,135	$62,792	$73,488
Civil Engineering	$59,150	$60,117	$71,621
Economics	$41,407	$52,733	$62,882
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$32,227	$37,208	$62,570
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$15,647	$28,960	$52,908
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$43,105	$44,405	$51,539
Information Science/Studies	$43,950	$49,312	$50,891
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$27,994	$38,937	$50,339
Public Administration	$42,063	$42,682	$50,103
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$30,637	$24,140	$44,305
Communication and Media Studies	$34,333	$37,057	$43,834
Geography and Cartography	$29,259	$28,309	$43,150
International Business	$40,680	$36,745	$42,762
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$32,658	$34,872	$41,909
History	$25,066	$29,956	$41,603
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$29,668	$30,771	$41,101
Political Science and Government	$29,562	$32,467	$40,800
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$24,224	$25,194	$39,876
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$30,740	$31,640	$39,361
Sociology	$30,516	$33,459	$39,150
Anthropology	$29,149	NA	$38,305
Social Work	NA	$31,314	$37,412
Fine and Studio Arts	$26,006	$29,141	$36,985
Area Studies	$26,666	$31,423	$36,281
Psychology, General	$27,870	$29,685	$35,889
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$25,540	$28,849	$35,431
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$20,155	$21,964	$35,363
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$27,044	$25,464	$34,857
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$28,602	$27,764	$34,242
English Language and Literature, General	$23,697	$25,774	$34,108
Philosophy	$26,453	$26,739	$33,870
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$26,598	$26,997	$32,738
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$24,004	NA	$31,995
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$26,021	$23,803	$30,052
Statistics	NA	$40,485	NA
Chemistry	$37,331	$31,314	NA
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	NA	$29,685	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$21,792	$22,192	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$55,575	$42,682	NA
Music	$18,174	$17,950	NA
Dance	NA	$20,140	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$138,162	$114,595	$130,592
Computer Engineering	$88,293	$94,408	$97,266
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$78,934	$80,779	$90,936
Computer Science	$80,382	$78,971	$89,837
Taxation	$75,840	$71,015	$81,048
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$71,980	$76,325	$79,512
Accounting and Related Services	$64,245	$66,541	$78,548
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$80,029	$71,015	$77,956
Civil Engineering	$71,481	$70,176	$76,560
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$68,926	$62,012	$76,099
Communication and Media Studies	$39,328	$54,661	$74,626
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$69,170	$68,499	$72,993
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	$65,115	$61,516	$71,633
Special Education and Teaching	$66,000	$66,541	$68,919
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$56,978	$58,912	$65,662
Social Work	$54,397	$55,534	$60,875
Public Health	$49,876	$50,439	$60,226
History	$35,997	$46,790	$57,105
Educational Administration and Supervision	$54,286	$49,854	$55,536
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$45,971	$47,025	$53,920
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$49,804	$46,478	$53,418
Sociology	NA	$38,829	$50,382
Biology, General	$50,521	$39,927	$49,297
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$37,022	$33,993	$48,631
English Language and Literature, General	$32,210	$48,041	$44,644
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$26,301	$31,133	$38,382
Music	$23,862	$24,035	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$79,097	$86,129	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$78,343	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$74,017	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$38,313	$33,993	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$145,938	$157,680	$165,916
Educational Administration and Supervision	$113,642	$110,241	$114,173

Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	NA	$20,140	$35,345

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