Georgia Southern University's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Georgia Southern 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 Georgia Southern University students is 53.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 58.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 48.2%.

53.6%

asian 45.5% 51 students
African American 51.5% 518 students
white 55.6% 1,517 students
unknown 37.5% 6 students
hawaiian 50.0% 3 students
hispanic 50.6% 135 students
International Students 53.6% 37 students
Mixed Race 44.3% 54 students

Drop Out

Georgia Southern University has an overall drop-out rate of 14.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 17.7% and 11.2% respectively.

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

14.3%

asian 8.9% 10 students
African American 17.4% 175 students
white 12.8% 349 students
unknown 31.2% 5 students
hawaiian 33.3% 2 students
hispanic 11.2% 30 students
International Students 26.1% 18 students
Mixed Race 22.9% 28 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Georgia Southern University at a rate of 29.2% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 28.0%, and male students' 30.5%

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

29.2%

asian 42.0% 47 students
African American 28.7% 288 students
white 28.5% 778 students
unknown 31.2% 5 students
hispanic 33.7% 90 students
International Students 18.8% 13 students
Mixed Race 31.2% 38 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.9%

asian 3.6% 4 students
African American 2.4% 24 students
white 3.0% 83 students
hispanic 4.5% 12 students
Mixed Race 1.6% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Construction Engineering Technologies	$62,715	$64,608	$76,683
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$54,688	$60,399	$73,752
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$66,135	$63,203	$69,489
Mechanical Engineering	$61,923	$65,506	$68,258
Management Information Systems and Services	$52,090	$63,749	$66,074
Information Science/Studies	$46,835	$54,970	$63,956
Civil Engineering	$55,992	$56,265	$63,037
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$60,311	$60,162	$61,696
Accounting and Related Services	$41,477	$44,170	$58,179
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$52,451	$55,693	$54,460
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,285	$45,696	$54,299
Finance and Financial Management Services	$45,481	$45,435	$53,673
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$49,366	$48,326	$50,991
Marketing	$44,194	$46,422	$50,028
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$32,206	$45,696	$47,219
Business/Managerial Economics	$42,659	$42,682	$46,614
Mathematics	$28,897	$31,670	$46,551
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$38,327	$36,992	$44,703
Economics	$42,046	$36,166	$44,000
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$28,592	$30,409	$43,894
Special Education and Teaching	$33,639	$33,993	$43,186
Chemistry	$36,748	$40,068	$42,841
Political Science and Government	$32,841	$29,141	$41,941
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$38,305	$38,597	$41,813
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	$24,523	$33,637	$41,610
Design and Applied Arts	$34,179	$36,668	$39,926
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$30,097	$31,628	$39,910
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$36,111	$37,241	$37,807
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$25,133	$29,995	$36,536
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$35,416	$36,223
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$29,891	$31,547	$35,920
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$29,808	$30,228	$35,568
Public Health	$28,220	$30,228	$35,386
English Language and Literature, General	$30,352	$21,781	$35,226
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$30,292	$32,962	$34,867
Psychology, General	$26,411	$26,564	$34,641
Journalism	$28,154	$27,048	$34,631
History	$23,470	$25,856	$34,495
Biology, General	$23,953	$25,881	$33,460
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$25,194	$32,530
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$22,863	$21,508	$31,676
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$27,728	$28,598	$31,093
Apparel and Textiles	$27,482	$27,126	$30,673
Fine and Studio Arts	$19,426	$20,482	$27,435
Sociology	$21,252	$16,015	$21,763
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,865	$16,663	$16,153
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$24,615	NA
International Business	NA	$48,432	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	$26,246	NA	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$23,858	NA	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$22,998	NA	NA
Anthropology	$24,154	$17,489	NA
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$17,950	$24,421	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$94,951	$92,632	$96,937
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$76,107	$65,486	$75,334
Accounting and Related Services	$60,928	$58,866	$62,261
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$49,694	$54,817	$54,459
Educational Administration and Supervision	$44,616	$47,494	$50,462
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$45,899	$48,112	$49,887
Special Education and Teaching	$46,700	$48,935	$49,545
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$41,885	$32,569	$48,374
Public Health	$41,034	$38,649	$48,142
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,786	$44,918	$47,157
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$36,458	$40,140	$41,040
History	$35,788	$32,925	NA
Sociology	$28,049	$28,055	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$50,257	NA	NA
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other	$73,988	$66,821	NA
Biology, General	NA	$38,289	NA
Mathematics	NA	$57,318	NA
Public Administration	$41,169	NA	NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$52,308	$60,523	NA
Music	NA	$31,305	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$82,820	$86,867	$89,855
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$70,291	$69,338	$73,741
Curriculum and Instruction	$71,792	$72,134	$70,800

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$22,999	NA

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