Duquesne's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Duquesne 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 Duquesne University students is 78.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 81.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 73.4%.

78.3%

asian 65.9% 29 students
African American 67.5% 52 students
white 80.2% 920 students
unknown 70.6% 12 students
hispanic 75.0% 39 students
International Students 57.1% 12 students
Mixed Race 77.6% 45 students

Drop Out

Duquesne University has an overall drop-out rate of 21.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 25.6% and 18.8% respectively.

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

21.2%

asian 34.1% 15 students
African American 32.5% 25 students
white 19.4% 222 students
unknown 29.4% 5 students
hispanic 25.0% 13 students
International Students 38.1% 8 students
Mixed Race 22.4% 13 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.4%

white 0.4% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$54,867	$59,350	$70,530
Management Information Systems and Services	NA	$62,154	$65,285
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$60,313	$60,900	$64,219
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$48,032	$38,829	$59,571
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,013	$51,928	$59,047
Accounting and Related Services	$54,807	$50,022	$58,059
Finance and Financial Management Services	$49,793	$50,856	$55,343
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$54,021	$45,852	$54,249
Mathematics	$53,373	$43,575	$54,222
Marketing	$40,033	$38,443	$50,018
Biology, General	$22,599	$32,925	$48,564
Computer Software and Media Applications	$39,646	$43,426	$47,725
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$38,685	$40,945	$45,493
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$35,842	$36,324	$44,189
History	$26,322	$29,685	$43,725
English Language and Literature, General	$31,906	$38,829	$41,363
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$31,205	$34,942	$40,289
Psychology, General	$25,770	$27,947	$38,884
Journalism	$29,608	$35,060	$35,708
Music	$20,116	$20,530	$26,049
Business/Corporate Communications	NA	$36,907	NA
International Business	NA	$54,661	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	$29,609	NA	NA
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	NA	$54,435	NA
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	NA	$35,060	NA
Sociology	$33,879	$33,993	NA
Political Science and Government	$31,049	$27,439	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	NA	$35,600	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$52,107	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$32,382	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$100,276	$86,129	$103,309
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$85,211	$88,739	$93,733
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$104,192	$81,700
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,168	$65,486	$73,486
Accounting and Related Services	$51,878	$56,544	$66,013
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$62,865	$57,705	$63,040
Educational Administration and Supervision	$56,331	$56,641	$62,417
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$54,470	$47,260	$57,765
Computer Software and Media Applications	NA	$46,087	$55,581
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$49,845	NA	$53,232
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$44,590	$42,044	$45,585
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	NA	$43,854
Music	$22,827	$38,289	$41,326
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$35,791	$37,424	$41,290
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$43,854	$33,993	$40,825
History	$28,010	$27,823	$31,023
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$48,618	$42,682	NA
Public Policy Analysis	NA	$47,260	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$51,482	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$40,467	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	NA	$42,682	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$101,788	$93,342	$96,807
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$68,944	$68,666	$75,635
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$51,374	$57,318	$66,128
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NA	$67,660	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$105,192	$113,414	$117,556
Law	$51,935	$54,417	$68,603

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