Columbia's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Columbia 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 Columbia University students is 97.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 97.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 97.2%.

97.4%

asian 98.2% 274 students
African American 95.3% 102 students
white 97.7% 459 students
unknown 100.0% 54 students
hispanic 98.0% 200 students
International Students 97.0% 224 students
Mixed Race 95.4% 84 students

Drop Out

Columbia University has an overall drop-out rate of 1.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 2.0% and 1.5% respectively.

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

1.7%

asian 1.8% 5 students
African American 3.7% 4 students
white 1.1% 5 students
hispanic 1.0% 2 students
International Students 2.6% 6 students
Mixed Race 2.3% 2 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Columbia University at a rate of 0.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 0.9%, and male students' 0.5%

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

0.7%

white 1.3% 6 students
Mixed Race 2.3% 2 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.2%

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$162,427	$170,426	$179,305
Management Information Systems and Services	$153,730	$160,605	$167,216
Computer Science	$133,851	$143,033	$166,695
Operations Research	$111,312	$114,503	$148,040
Construction Management	$98,322	$110,878	$125,926
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$111,569	$109,659	$119,899
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$92,223	$100,127	$118,332
Statistics	$92,259	$103,078	$118,085
Real Estate Development	$80,322	$100,478	$111,166
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$96,504	$87,309	$108,284
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$86,682	$87,310	$104,475
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	$105,801	$100,075	$98,305
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$81,069	$82,641	$97,302
Communication and Media Studies	$95,483	$101,406	$97,077
Civil Engineering	$81,566	$84,653	$88,016
Mechanical Engineering	$78,476	$79,473	$83,910
Sustainability Studies	$73,816	$74,200	$82,892
International Relations and National Security Studies	$66,860	$70,776	$78,977
Public Administration	$74,201	$72,163	$78,380
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$72,636	$68,219	$76,384
Public Health	$74,805	$84,100	$74,017
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$78,251	$69,338	$73,972
Architecture	$58,013	$63,362	$70,571
Social Sciences, Other	NA	$54,869	$70,043
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$60,701	$57,318	$65,131
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$65,467	$58,092	$63,896
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$59,243	$56,776	$62,467
Dispute Resolution	$56,215	$65,238	$61,773
Social Work	$51,895	$53,587	$58,733
Journalism	$44,977	$49,931	$55,958
Area Studies	$50,211	$44,170	$54,512
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$40,027	$50,856	$39,122
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$31,068	$33,565	$36,976
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$34,730	$29,685	$25,347
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	NA	$21,964	$15,961
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	NA	$192,188	NA
History	$43,321	$25,194	NA
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$61,687	NA	NA
Architecture and Related Services, Other	NA	$56,776	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$89,305	NA
Chemical Engineering	$67,852	NA	NA
Biotechnology	$70,194	$60,839	NA
Historic Preservation and Conservation	$50,313	NA	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$40,618	NA	NA
Anthropology	$38,086	NA	NA

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$108,903	$103,078	$135,658
Operations Research	$87,327	$84,653	$112,629
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$90,856	$99,511
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$74,953	$92,534
Chemical Engineering	$65,500	$75,204	$91,727
Economics	$73,902	$79,419	$87,202
Mechanical Engineering	$69,826	$69,338	$80,150
Civil Engineering	$69,428	$64,706	$77,197
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$46,324	$53,810	$68,305
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$40,198	$38,829	$61,269
Political Science and Government	$52,096	$56,415	$61,253
Sociology	$53,374	$44,170	$55,020
Sustainability Studies	$46,855	NA	$52,306
History	$40,546	$38,597	$49,752
Area Studies	NA	$43,798	$49,108
English Language and Literature, General	$38,726	$40,896	$47,547
Biology, General	NA	$33,993	$46,853
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$45,021	$44,942	$45,458
Research and Experimental Psychology	$41,906	$42,682	$44,923
Anthropology	$28,302	$38,289	$29,201
Fine and Studio Arts	$36,885	$30,409	$26,583
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$32,925	$23,855
Applied Mathematics	$71,727	$84,653	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$41,618	$46,087	NA
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$62,257	NA	NA
Mathematics	$72,988	$37,568	NA
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	$37,826	$31,127	NA
Statistics	NA	$61,516	NA
Philosophy	$38,546	$28,598	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$33,138	NA
Physics	NA	$38,289	NA
Social Sciences, Other	$44,253	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$193,362	$180,752	$230,020
Dentistry	$66,443	$75,518	$100,574
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$74,449	$75,667	$80,103
Medicine	$65,213	$65,974	$77,816

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$110,949	$144,240	$116,861
Public Health	$61,912	$63,763	$70,644
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$60,803	$61,516	$68,314
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	$65,089	$65,238	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$115,222	$127,993	$131,926

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