CSU-FC's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Colorado State University-Fort Collins 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 Colorado State University-Fort Collins students is 69.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 71.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 66.4%.

69.1%

asian 71.2% 109 students
African American 62.9% 66 students
white 71.6% 2,428 students
unknown 60.0% 84 students
hawaiian 63.6% 7 students
hispanic 59.2% 346 students
International Students 69.1% 56 students
Mixed Race 65.8% 81 students

Drop Out

Colorado State University-Fort Collins has an overall drop-out rate of 18.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 20.9% and 16.5% respectively.

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

18.5%

asian 16.3% 25 students
African American 18.1% 19 students
white 16.5% 560 students
unknown 27.9% 39 students
hawaiian 27.3% 3 students
hispanic 26.8% 157 students
International Students 30.9% 25 students
Mixed Race 16.3% 20 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Colorado State University-Fort Collins at a rate of 10.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 10.8%, and male students' 10.0%

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

10.4%

asian 9.8% 15 students
African American 15.2% 16 students
white 10.3% 348 students
unknown 7.1% 10 students
hispanic 12.0% 70 students
Mixed Race 14.6% 18 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.9%

asian 2.6% 4 students
African American 3.8% 4 students
white 1.7% 57 students
unknown 5.0% 7 students
hispanic 2.0% 12 students
Mixed Race 3.2% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$74,379	$75,706	$93,827
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$72,253	$73,070	$88,889
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$68,629	$71,778	$83,089
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$55,849	$67,101	$80,723
Construction Engineering Technologies	$69,069	$71,015	$79,435
Mechanical Engineering	$63,141	$65,807	$71,881
Civil Engineering	$61,143	$59,253	$69,046
Information Science/Studies	$61,555	$64,990	$67,137
Chemical Engineering	$56,279	$53,358	$65,772
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$47,134	$45,305	$59,546
Business/Commerce, General	NA	$53,424	$59,405
Economics	$41,108	$44,937	$52,800
Landscape Architecture	NA	$44,590	$52,689
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$29,864	$37,208	$52,096
Public Health	$47,766	$47,260	$51,990
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NA	$39,153	$51,640
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$45,548	$45,618	$51,145
Agricultural Business and Management	$39,874	$43,798	$48,916
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$33,538	$33,459	$48,205
Soil Sciences	$38,645	$42,682	$47,923
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	$38,139	$39,909	$45,848
Design and Applied Arts	$45,202	$41,193	$44,268
Hospitality Administration/Management	$39,409	$37,748	$43,406
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$30,566	$25,194	$43,216
Animal Sciences	$35,832	$39,585	$42,418
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$29,741	$33,565	$41,747
Mathematics	$38,248	$38,681	$41,375
Sociology	$32,418	$33,230	$40,790
Social Work	$33,713	$34,330	$40,327
Political Science and Government	$32,419	$28,895	$40,195
Journalism	$32,150	$32,245	$40,160
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$31,921	$30,988	$39,924
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$32,119	$39,914
Communication and Media Studies	$36,094	$34,206	$39,655
Apparel and Textiles	$38,821	$31,855	$39,640
Psychology, General	$30,567	$30,861	$38,659
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$34,175	$36,290	$38,630
History	$27,429	$29,882	$38,337
Forestry	$37,221	$31,133	$37,581
English Language and Literature, General	$27,345	$32,234	$37,096
Plant Sciences	$32,363	$21,508	$37,020
Anthropology	$26,694	$26,739	$36,393
International/Global Studies	$27,432	$30,616	$36,030
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	$25,239	$30,926	$36,026
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$30,953	$28,763	$35,807
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$27,454	$31,133	$35,684
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,724	$28,918	$35,104
Biology, General	$28,687	$29,935	$34,724
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$30,745	$27,753	$34,272
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$36,098	$30,499	$34,141
Zoology/Animal Biology	$25,599	$26,694	$29,940
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$23,926	$24,035	NA
Music	$28,727	$29,685	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$33,757	$27,669	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$35,274	NA
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$53,162	$47,118	NA
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	NA	$37,671	NA
Fire Protection	$76,384	$81,333	NA
Biotechnology	$41,797	NA	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$30,936	NA	NA
Philosophy	$28,017	$28,236	NA
Chemistry	$37,838	$42,682	NA
Physics	NA	$29,685	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business/Commerce, General	NA	$94,915	$106,015
Engineering, General	$82,613	$76,460	$95,296
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$98,747	$80,301	$92,215
Information Science/Studies	$76,387	$83,546	$86,814
Civil Engineering	$63,063	$62,260	$76,414
Accounting and Related Services	$60,695	$58,752	$70,468
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$62,048	$53,984	$55,543
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$48,432	$53,184
Zoology/Animal Biology	$35,986	$38,289	$50,763
Social Work	$43,884	$44,133	$49,998
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$38,030	$41,087	$48,708
Educational Administration and Supervision	$47,221	$44,147	$48,223
Agriculture, General	$52,245	$46,869	$46,391
Music	$40,899	$36,992	$43,237
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$42,686	$38,289	$40,751
Anthropology	NA	$20,140	NA
History	$44,773	NA	NA
Biology, General	$41,226	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$49,628	$52,107	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$94,408	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$34,998	NA	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$80,088	NA	NA
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$48,432	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$42,471	NA	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$41,855	$21,964	NA
Pharmacology and Toxicology	$36,587	NA	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	NA	$44,356	NA
Applied Mathematics	$84,374	NA	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$38,050	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemistry	$73,256	$63,005	$89,957
Educational Administration and Supervision	$79,288	$70,176	$67,006
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$51,694	$59,124	NA
Psychology, General	$73,365	$74,576	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Veterinary Medicine	$77,603	NA	$88,546
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$74,845	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Finance and Financial Management Services	$74,088	NA	NA

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