Harvard's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Harvard 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 Harvard University students is 96.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 97.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 95.8%.

96.7%

asian 97.7% 336 students
African American 96.4% 108 students
white 97.2% 652 students
unknown 100.0% 34 students
hispanic 96.8% 183 students
International Students 93.2% 193 students
Mixed Race 97.9% 95 students

Drop Out

Harvard University has an overall drop-out rate of 2.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 2.4% and 1.6% respectively.

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

2.0%

asian 1.4% 5 students
African American 2.7% 3 students
white 1.8% 12 students
hispanic 1.1% 2 students
International Students 3.9% 8 students
Mixed Race 2.1% 2 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.3%

asian 0.9% 3 students
white 1.0% 7 students
hispanic 2.1% 4 students
International Students 2.9% 6 students

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Public Health	$123,508	$117,916	$129,281
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	NA	$106,421	$121,832
Public Administration	$100,971	$97,071	$104,161
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$76,078	$96,183	$91,196
Public Policy Analysis	$76,875	$84,358	$91,064
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$74,341	$79,571
Educational/Instructional Media Design	NA	$63,005	$75,613
Education, Other	NA	$64,706	$71,839
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$64,828	$63,005	$70,390
Architecture	$62,291	$62,064	$66,983
Education, General	$60,047	$58,165	$66,449
Landscape Architecture	$56,151	$60,452	$64,198
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$52,822	$61,215
International and Comparative Education	NA	$52,663	$58,638
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$30,004	$40,896	$46,871
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$60,213	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$58,733	$53,168	NA
Finance and Financial Management Services	$93,734	$88,198	NA
Computer Engineering	$137,302	$137,605	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$63,274	$50,856	NA

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Statistics	$78,193	$128,716	$240,408
Computer Science	$140,072	$128,737	$163,896
Applied Mathematics	$102,707	$90,856	$121,771
Economics	$89,515	$78,971	$100,286
Political Science and Government	$58,808	$57,017	$64,803
Social Sciences, General	$42,926	$52,107	$62,452
History	$50,411	$49,644	$60,343
Research and Experimental Psychology	$53,927	$57,318	$52,583
Sociology	$58,277	$56,641	$51,257
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$36,334	$41,565	$47,962
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$41,939	$42,682	$44,642
English Language and Literature, General	$31,485	$37,928	$43,842
Area Studies	NA	$41,937	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$29,685	NA
Anthropology	NA	$26,353	NA
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$43,328	$47,260	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Education, General	$97,905	$98,670	$107,389
Public Policy Analysis	NA	$87,604	$105,533
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$79,694	$77,715	$101,349
Public Health	$88,958	$69,338	$86,866
Biology, General	NA	$73,446	$67,226
History	$63,098	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$84,653	NA
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	NA	$53,358	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	NA	$58,673	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$184,307	$165,340	$199,043
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$171,333	$171,907	$187,553
Dentistry	$68,745	$71,486	$106,375
Medicine	$65,850	$65,454	$73,584
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$36,528	$42,682	$46,074

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$151,371	$174,023	$163,512
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$39,927	NA

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