FAU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Florida Atlantic 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 Florida Atlantic University students is 55.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 57.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 52.3%.

55.4%

asian 59.5% 72 students
African American 54.2% 287 students
white 55.4% 841 students
unknown 42.3% 11 students
hispanic 56.2% 473 students
International Students 61.1% 33 students
Mixed Race 53.7% 87 students

Drop Out

Florida Atlantic University has an overall drop-out rate of 11.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 16.8% and 7.5% respectively.

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

11.4%

asian 10.7% 13 students
African American 14.5% 77 students
white 10.2% 155 students
unknown 7.7% 2 students
hispanic 10.9% 92 students
International Students 33.3% 18 students
Mixed Race 9.3% 15 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Florida Atlantic University at a rate of 31.1% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 33.1%, and male students' 28.3%

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

31.1%

asian 26.4% 32 students
African American 28.3% 150 students
white 32.8% 498 students
unknown 46.1% 12 students
hispanic 30.8% 259 students
International Students 3.7% 2 students
Mixed Race 35.8% 58 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.0%

asian 3.3% 4 students
African American 3.0% 16 students
white 1.6% 24 students
hispanic 2.1% 18 students
Mixed Race 1.2% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$61,298	$63,600	$73,548
Ocean Engineering	$61,746	$63,377	$73,462
Mechanical Engineering	$60,965	$63,463	$72,097
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,372	$64,415	$67,956
Computer Engineering	$58,039	$58,221	$66,720
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$53,717	$51,794	$66,432
Civil Engineering	$56,133	$54,252	$61,456
Architecture	$39,980	$43,798	$52,166
Accounting and Related Services	$47,737	$47,260	$52,153
Management Information Systems and Services	$45,408	$41,565	$51,926
Public Administration	$38,640	$35,823	$50,624
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$44,273	$44,170	$50,110
Finance and Financial Management Services	$41,875	$42,944	$49,931
International Business	$32,352	$40,179	$46,042
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$45,383	$46,042
Economics	$35,236	$40,209	$45,404
Mathematics	$41,420	$37,568	$45,108
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$43,319	$42,611	$44,896
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$43,491	$42,682	$44,868
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$39,428	$40,434	$44,422
Marketing	$39,668	$38,409	$44,274
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$36,827	$37,097	$42,854
Social Sciences, General	NA	$37,568	$41,818
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	$30,438	$36,668	$40,498
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$33,474	$33,335	$39,441
Hospitality Administration/Management	$33,519	$35,416	$39,323
Communication and Media Studies	$31,103	$33,103	$37,901
Education, General	$34,862	$34,259	$37,232
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$27,739	$30,047	$36,707
Social Work	$31,638	$33,077	$36,005
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$29,567	$28,598	$35,994
History	$26,487	$34,420	$35,354
Political Science and Government	$30,266	$33,043	$35,309
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$33,959	$31,314	$34,662
Chemistry	$42,299	$33,993	$34,544
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$25,435	$25,405	$34,390
Psychology, General	$27,034	$27,701	$34,129
English Language and Literature, General	$30,091	$32,634	$34,099
Sociology	$29,349	$32,658	$33,675
Biology, General	$26,231	$28,115	$33,254
Fine and Studio Arts	$26,861	$32,365	$32,762
Research and Experimental Psychology	$21,190	$25,658	$25,830
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$17,482	$18,498	$21,783
Environmental Design	$42,280	$55,964	NA
Anthropology	$25,455	$22,192	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$25,967	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$26,469	$32,925	NA
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$16,750	$20,687	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$88,871	$90,061	$92,028
Taxation	$70,866	$74,576	$79,750
Accounting and Related Services	$61,854	$64,865	$74,441
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,830	$59,688	$70,868
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$51,600	$62,012	$64,491
Educational Administration and Supervision	$51,716	$55,512	$57,051
Public Administration	$44,481	$50,022	$51,808
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$46,651	$47,650	$48,322
Curriculum and Instruction	$50,469	$49,729	$48,190
Social Work	NA	$45,175	$45,096
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$42,330	$40,515	$44,034
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$38,738	$43,426	$42,204
Biology, General	$34,373	$32,925	$42,122
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$34,218	$37,896	$40,132
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$46,087	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$49,436	NA
Finance and Financial Management Services	$64,414	NA	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$53,988	NA	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$73,737	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$28,960	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$28,598	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$57,670	$52,107	NA
Economics	$47,548	$59,124	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$74,217	$92,632	$86,797
Curriculum and Instruction	$66,806	$72,796	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$95,345	NA	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$41,789	$47,272

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medicine	$56,133	NA	NA

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