EIU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Eastern Illinois 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 Eastern Illinois University students is 50.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 54.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 45.2%.

50.7%

asian 66.7% 6 students
African American 35.5% 103 students
white 58.4% 360 students
unknown 50.0% 2 students
hispanic 52.8% 48 students
International Students 33.3% 10 students
Mixed Race 47.2% 17 students

Drop Out

Eastern Illinois University has an overall drop-out rate of 15.9% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 25.1% and 10.4% respectively.

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

15.9%

African American 23.8% 69 students
white 8.9% 55 students
hispanic 18.7% 17 students
International Students 63.3% 19 students
Mixed Race 25.0% 9 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Eastern Illinois University at a rate of 32.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 34.9%, and male students' 28.6%

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

32.6%

asian 22.2% 2 students
African American 40.3% 117 students
white 31.6% 195 students
hispanic 27.5% 25 students
Mixed Race 27.8% 10 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.8%

white 1.1% 7 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Accounting and Related Services	$40,964	$50,677	$61,384
Finance and Financial Management Services	$48,053	$46,673	$59,023
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$60,088	$50,856	$57,084
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$35,479	$41,565	$47,585
Marketing	$40,850	$40,768	$47,302
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$48,035	$43,798	$43,161
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$42,684	$36,848	$43,068
Mathematics	NA	$34,603	$42,391
Communication and Media Studies	$32,917	$34,206	$42,325
Special Education and Teaching	$42,628	$39,317	$41,671
Biology, General	$28,027	$29,413	$41,268
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$35,177	$30,336	$39,441
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$36,517	$36,488	$39,072
Music	$34,254	$36,668	$38,928
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$33,478	$32,391	$37,688
Sociology	$31,136	$30,499	$37,660
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$31,035	$29,793	$37,426
Geography and Cartography	NA	$33,281	$36,731
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$29,815	$27,407	$36,033
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$33,984	$32,634	$35,772
Psychology, General	$28,549	$22,917	$31,154
English Language and Literature, General	$25,065	$26,933	$29,379
Fine and Studio Arts	$26,363	NA	$25,212
History	$29,456	$26,121	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$59,362	$70,176	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$26,238	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	$29,855	$39,741	NA
Journalism	$26,640	$23,803	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$50,607	$54,386	$65,635
Educational Administration and Supervision	$63,284	$59,350	$64,761
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$40,936	$61,020	$64,356
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$51,985	$53,894	$56,317
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$47,260	$49,482
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$48,617	$43,798	$47,169
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$34,817	$38,289	$46,287
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$35,899	$39,074	$42,007
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$39,634	$33,993	$41,878
History	$37,344	NA	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$49,926	$44,971	NA
Political Science and Government	$41,758	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$46,673	NA

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