FIU-Miami's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Florida International 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 International University students is 67.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 70.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 62.7%.

67.1%

asian 74.7% 68 students
African American 59.2% 244 students
white 59.5% 182 students
unknown 66.7% 10 students
hispanic 69.7% 1,852 students
International Students 59.8% 107 students
Mixed Race 60.6% 63 students

Drop Out

Florida International University has an overall drop-out rate of 9.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 12.4% and 7.2% respectively.

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

9.5%

asian 5.5% 5 students
African American 13.6% 56 students
white 9.8% 30 students
unknown 20.0% 3 students
hispanic 7.5% 200 students
International Students 28.5% 51 students
Mixed Race 12.5% 13 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Florida International University at a rate of 17.9% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 18.3%, and male students' 17.2%

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

17.9%

asian 14.3% 13 students
African American 23.1% 95 students
white 26.5% 81 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 16.8% 445 students
International Students 7.8% 14 students
Mixed Race 20.2% 21 students

Still Enrolled

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

5.6%

asian 5.5% 5 students
African American 4.1% 17 students
white 4.2% 13 students
hispanic 6.0% 160 students
International Students 3.9% 7 students
Mixed Race 6.7% 7 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$64,376	$72,274	$77,169
Mechanical Engineering	$65,392	$66,897	$76,277
Construction Engineering Technologies	$69,490	$67,101	$72,602
Civil Engineering	$58,454	$59,485	$72,563
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,120	$66,653	$72,034
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$54,816	$58,077	$68,336
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$53,573	$56,776	$68,160
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,800	$63,071	$66,576
Accounting and Related Services	$47,657	$47,440	$59,159
Management Information Systems and Services	$53,936	$50,995	$58,007
Finance and Financial Management Services	$44,811	$49,482	$52,678
Economics	$35,382	$41,007	$48,308
Human Resources Management and Services	$40,955	$41,937	$47,508
Chemistry	$25,054	$30,771	$46,670
Marketing	$37,980	$38,797	$46,278
International Business	$39,775	$42,682	$45,342
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$39,785	$44,077	$45,070
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,688	$41,021	$43,123
Hospitality Administration/Management	$35,771	$38,634	$42,109
Public Administration	$44,177	$41,193	$41,968
Communication and Media Studies	$32,481	$35,372	$41,842
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$33,856	$33,680	$39,869
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$36,000	$35,232	$39,788
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$32,037	$36,848	$38,821
Psychology, General	$27,275	$28,616	$34,529
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$28,968	$25,856	$34,325
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,583	$21,052	$33,920
Political Science and Government	$29,318	$27,048	$33,886
International Relations and National Security Studies	$35,234	$32,426	$33,807
Social Work	$30,047	$30,305	$33,620
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$25,248	$20,530	$33,418
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$32,195	$29,685	$32,845
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$36,222	$30,988	$31,730
Sociology	$30,387	$25,580	$31,005
English Language and Literature, General	$28,231	$28,023	$30,370
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$29,015	$34,230	$29,878
Biology, General	$18,353	$19,479	$28,087
Music	$22,800	NA	$20,920
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,872	$17,794	$19,707
Area Studies	NA	$13,702	$11,630
History	$26,895	$28,598	NA
Mathematics	NA	$42,682	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$35,060	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$25,194	NA
Philosophy	$28,426	NA	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$32,563	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$100,867	$166,709	$162,730
Computer Systems Analysis	$64,550	$84,653	$100,244
Construction Engineering Technologies	$75,373	$74,200	$85,116
Management Information Systems and Services	$54,847	$73,949	$80,186
Accounting and Related Services	$65,334	$62,579	$75,146
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,605	$67,685	$73,550
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$58,096	$63,817	$65,978
Public Administration	$58,372	$57,657	$59,530
International/Global Studies	$45,719	$43,070	$58,568
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$67,416	$75,204	$57,688
International Business	$58,665	$55,964	$56,398
Communication and Media Studies	$47,607	$49,962	$55,972
Industrial Engineering	$58,099	$52,733	$55,707
Human Resources Management and Services	$58,275	$52,607	$55,495
Public Health	$39,404	$45,249	$55,333
Finance and Financial Management Services	$65,959	$58,402	$54,832
Architecture	$43,850	$46,738	$52,874
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NA	$41,565	$52,800
Interior Architecture	$44,902	$45,277	$51,474
Special Education and Teaching	$53,577	$51,482	$50,753
Hospitality Administration/Management	$50,909	$47,260	$50,609
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$46,525	$46,193	$50,577
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$43,114	$54,435	$50,410
Curriculum and Instruction	$52,203	$49,660	$49,902
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,345	$50,231	$49,578
Social Work	$42,580	$46,087	$49,577
Educational Administration and Supervision	$42,187	$44,305	$47,631
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$70,839	$43,128	$46,540
Marketing	$54,323	NA	NA
Real Estate	$44,302	$52,107	NA
Landscape Architecture	$51,403	$42,682	NA
International and Comparative Education	$41,139	$41,007	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$41,081	$37,980	NA
Computer Engineering	$81,947	$84,599	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$73,597	$78,971	NA
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$71,326	$39,138	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$38,871	NA
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$55,937	$46,087	NA
Psychology, General	$39,409	NA	NA
Homeland Security	$63,798	NA	NA
Music	NA	$29,593	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$50,503	NA	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$44,185	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$53,290	$55,859	$67,392
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$108,649	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$56,415	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$57,860	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$74,095	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medicine	$56,032	$58,808	$63,167

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