Cornell's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Cornell 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 Cornell University students is 94.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 95.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 92.7%.

94.1%

asian 96.1% 619 students
African American 89.7% 200 students
white 95.1% 1,130 students
unknown 94.4% 221 students
hawaiian 75.0% 3 students
hispanic 90.2% 394 students
International Students 95.8% 273 students
Mixed Race 95.1% 136 students

Drop Out

Cornell University has an overall drop-out rate of 5.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 6.2% and 4.3% respectively.

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

5.2%

asian 3.1% 20 students
African American 9.4% 21 students
white 4.6% 54 students
unknown 4.7% 11 students
hispanic 9.2% 40 students
International Students 2.5% 7 students
Mixed Race 4.2% 6 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.7%

asian 0.8% 5 students
African American 0.9% 2 students
white 0.3% 4 students
unknown 0.8% 2 students
hispanic 0.7% 3 students
International Students 1.8% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$127,764	$122,485	$158,076
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$88,459	$92,277	$109,597
Operations Research	$78,243	$85,538	$103,584
Mathematics	$77,827	$91,211	$102,995
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$90,735	$82,641	$100,669
Agricultural Business and Management	$78,005	$80,747	$93,420
Chemical Engineering	$74,126	$83,351	$89,983
Engineering, General	$57,169	$74,576	$84,905
Economics	$69,416	$69,948	$83,282
Civil Engineering	$67,621	$73,321	$82,416
Mechanical Engineering	$72,114	$74,687	$82,399
Materials Engineering	$74,526	$68,778	$78,722
Human Resources Management and Services	$65,696	$69,338	$76,851
Public Policy Analysis	$65,965	$57,318	$76,827
Hospitality Administration/Management	$66,090	$61,124	$74,794
Agricultural Engineering	NA	$51,690	$69,829
Communication and Media Studies	$44,071	$55,813	$65,089
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$61,768	$51,273	$63,588
Architecture	$52,794	$53,358	$59,738
Psychology, General	$36,163	$44,747	$51,275
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$37,781	$42,682	$49,497
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$45,696	$49,325
Nutrition Sciences	$13,820	$25,774	$47,119
Sociology	$32,205	$40,896	$46,465
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	NA	NA	$45,156
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$30,195	$38,505	$42,737
Area Studies	$30,086	$44,170	$41,518
Agriculture, General	$41,224	$36,848	$40,331
Political Science and Government	$51,469	$52,107	$40,155
English Language and Literature, General	$24,951	$32,284	$38,894
Chemistry	$37,662	$26,353	$35,778
Animal Sciences	$25,436	$29,685	$34,035
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$29,011	$27,126	$32,486
Biology, General	$29,066	$27,784	$31,627
Plant Sciences	NA	$36,668	$29,482
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	NA	$27,439	NA
History	$27,797	$32,563	NA
Anthropology	NA	$34,526	NA
Physics	$38,630	$74,531	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$25,194	NA
Philosophy	NA	$37,208	NA
Statistics	$83,338	NA	NA
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	$69,641	$70,176	NA
Apparel and Textiles	$55,049	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$17,890	$41,193	NA
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$57,023	NA	NA
Environmental Design	$58,069	$57,318	NA
Food Science and Technology	$51,489	$52,733	NA
International Agriculture	$31,652	$31,839	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$150,786	$145,332	$167,695
Computer Science	$147,241	$127,397	$155,653
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$114,311	$111,926	$126,082
Operations Research	$101,067	$109,763	$124,590
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$105,672	$97,071	$109,553
Systems Engineering	$95,847	$94,408	$107,658
Human Resources Management and Services	NA	$101,072	$106,693
Mechanical Engineering	$91,464	$84,251	$91,870
Chemical Engineering	NA	$75,518	$86,610
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$75,859	$77,213	$85,726
Civil Engineering	NA	$73,446	$81,525
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$73,107	$71,015	$81,341
Hospitality Administration/Management	$60,247	$63,005	$77,283
Public Administration	$63,188	$55,061	$68,071
Architecture	$64,194	$60,546	$62,914
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$55,583	$53,358	$62,541
Real Estate	NA	$108,649	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	NA	$84,653	NA
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	NA	$99,517	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$86,576	$90,856	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$185,154	$172,867	$207,272
Veterinary Medicine	$72,284	NA	$87,150
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$72,274	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medicine	$64,777	$65,260	$81,671

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$23,890	$23,803	NA

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