Carnegie Mellon's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon University students is 92.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 94.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 91.2%.

92.8%

asian 94.7% 448 students
African American 90.3% 65 students
white 90.7% 371 students
unknown 90.5% 76 students
hispanic 90.4% 141 students
International Students 95.8% 296 students
Mixed Race 88.3% 53 students

Drop Out

Carnegie Mellon University has an overall drop-out rate of 3.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 4.6% and 2.2% respectively.

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

3.5%

asian 1.7% 8 students
African American 5.6% 4 students
white 4.7% 19 students
unknown 3.6% 3 students
hispanic 5.1% 8 students
International Students 3.6% 11 students
Mixed Race 3.3% 2 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Carnegie Mellon University at a rate of 2.8% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 2.8%, and male students' 2.8%

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

2.8%

asian 3.0% 14 students
African American 4.2% 3 students
white 3.4% 14 students
unknown 4.8% 4 students
hispanic 3.2% 5 students
Mixed Race 6.7% 4 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.9%

asian 0.6% 3 students
white 1.2% 5 students
hispanic 1.3% 2 students
International Students 0.7% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$161,723	$160,116	$201,541
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$116,935	$114,223	$129,112
Finance and Financial Management Services	NA	$95,295	$112,628
Design and Applied Arts	$85,041	$89,859	$106,086
Statistics	$89,636	$88,506	$103,853
Systems Science and Theory	$82,123	$84,393	$103,805
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$78,783	$80,196	$102,811
Mechanical Engineering	$68,038	$75,921	$91,671
Chemical Engineering	$80,722	$75,432	$88,727
Economics	$78,188	$69,338	$85,635
Materials Sciences	NA	$47,260	$70,480
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$39,593	$42,682	$63,259
Architecture	$44,216	$53,775	$60,559
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$39,927	$43,791
Psychology, General	$45,925	$29,685	$41,840
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$26,994	$25,194	$30,411
Fine and Studio Arts	$25,870	$20,140	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$94,408	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$60,094	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$60,161	NA
Chemistry	NA	$57,318	NA
Philosophy	NA	$49,683	NA
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	$95,621	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$139,390	$133,383	$150,136
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$109,615	$107,758	$132,201
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$109,283	$120,549	$122,667
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$91,653	$94,940	$104,312
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$84,553	$77,536	$86,144
Mechanical Engineering	$85,039	$82,882	$84,013
Civil Engineering	$67,478	$71,351	$82,456
Public Policy Analysis	$64,716	$71,575	$82,296
Public Administration	$60,729	$63,005	$68,758
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$40,916	$46,924	$55,974
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$38,289	$50,950
Music	$22,609	$24,808	$22,938
Computer Software and Media Applications	NA	$64,990	NA
Design and Applied Arts	$89,756	$106,421	NA
Statistics	$85,976	NA	NA
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	NA	$28,055	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$49,841	$57,318	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	NA	$86,867	NA
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	$106,551	NA	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$71,023	$55,964	NA

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