W&M's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of William & Mary 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 William & Mary students is 91.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 92.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 88.7%.

91.0%

asian 88.3% 113 students
African American 89.3% 92 students
white 92.4% 826 students
unknown 86.5% 83 students
hispanic 92.7% 114 students
International Students 88.6% 93 students
Mixed Race 87.9% 58 students

Drop Out

William & Mary has an overall drop-out rate of 2.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 3.4% and 1.1% respectively.

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

2.1%

African American 2.9% 3 students
white 1.3% 12 students
unknown 4.2% 4 students
hispanic 2.4% 3 students
International Students 8.6% 9 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of William & Mary at a rate of 6.3% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 6.0%, and male students' 6.8%

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

6.3%

asian 8.6% 11 students
African American 7.8% 8 students
white 6.0% 54 students
unknown 9.4% 9 students
hispanic 4.1% 5 students
Mixed Race 12.1% 8 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.5%

asian 2.3% 3 students
white 0.2% 2 students
International Students 1.9% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$71,208	$71,202	$87,886
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,977	$65,610	$69,021
Economics	$54,979	$53,108	$57,485
Political Science and Government	$43,630	$44,117	$51,824
Public Policy Analysis	$37,566	$39,153	$50,454
Area Studies	$34,517	$29,685	$48,118
History	$26,414	$29,685	$47,651
International Relations and National Security Studies	$43,636	$45,383	$46,893
Psychology, General	$25,989	$31,616	$44,904
English Language and Literature, General	$30,436	$36,401	$43,887
Sociology	$35,554	$36,134	$43,653
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$29,407	$21,964	$41,926
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$37,436	$25,580	$37,651
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$27,366	$28,598	$35,844
Biology, General	NA	$21,356	$33,984
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$45,696	NA
Music	NA	$25,194	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$31,690	$41,565	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$33,993	NA
Chemistry	$27,623	$38,289	NA
Philosophy	NA	$33,993	NA
Mathematics	$65,262	$52,107	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$73,897	$68,499	$80,071
Curriculum and Instruction	$46,886	$48,016	$47,475
Educational Administration and Supervision	$50,127	$43,128	$46,915
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$41,092	$40,017	$43,286
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$78,026	NA	NA
Public Policy Analysis	$63,973	$58,390	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$85,399	$82,440	$80,518

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$64,972	$66,087	$81,526

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