The Catholic University of America

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of The Catholic University of America 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 The Catholic University of America students is 73.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 75.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 71.5%.

73.7%

asian 54.3% 19 students
African American 54.6% 18 students
white 77.6% 460 students
unknown 79.4% 27 students
hispanic 68.2% 88 students
International Students 55.6% 15 students
Mixed Race 73.5% 36 students

Drop Out

The Catholic University of America has an overall drop-out rate of 26.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 28.3% and 24.4% respectively.

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

26.2%

asian 45.7% 16 students
African American 45.4% 15 students
white 22.3% 132 students
unknown 20.6% 7 students
hispanic 31.8% 41 students
International Students 44.4% 12 students
Mixed Race 26.5% 13 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.1%

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Finance and Financial Management Services	$51,938	$53,984	$77,885
Civil Engineering	$67,219	$67,101	$77,474
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$71,927	$69,338	$74,919
Accounting and Related Services	NA	NA	$71,180
Mechanical Engineering	$66,697	$63,377	$66,355
Marketing	$51,568	$51,425	$63,946
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$57,624	$51,607	$56,709
Communication and Media Studies	$43,671	$36,745	$55,883
Political Science and Government	$41,721	$35,891	$52,313
Architecture	$46,662	$42,682	$52,230
Psychology, General	$29,308	$37,856	$48,077
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$44,835	$47,664
Sociology	NA	$40,467	$42,378
Music	$29,342	$25,194	$28,648
Philosophy	NA	$29,685	NA
History	$23,921	$29,685	NA
International Business	$43,974	$58,221	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$53,024	$71,015	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$71,015	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$24,421	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$33,993	NA
Biology, General	NA	$33,993	NA
Religion/Religious Studies	$38,790	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$73,312	$89,092	$98,232
Law	$62,128	$64,162	$80,941
Architecture and Related Services, Other	NA	$63,997	$63,609
Social Work	$51,022	$54,855	$63,073
Architecture	$56,331	$56,641	$61,249
Library Science and Administration	$62,409	$55,813	$59,279

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$100,058	$100,690	$108,981
Human Resources Management and Services	$72,088	$73,769	$83,282
Business/Commerce, General	$65,277	$54,035	$77,782
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$47,299	$50,439	$49,052
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$52,107	NA
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	NA	$55,338	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	$68,035	$60,771	$58,201
Psychology, General	NA	$69,338	NA

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