IU-Bloomington's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Indiana University-Bloomington 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 Indiana University-Bloomington students is 80.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 83.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 78.2%.

80.8%

asian 83.2% 318 students
African American 68.9% 259 students
white 82.3% 4,578 students
unknown 79.2% 19 students
hispanic 75.6% 374 students
International Students 80.6% 559 students
Mixed Race 74.9% 227 students

Drop Out

Indiana University-Bloomington has an overall drop-out rate of 7.9% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 9.2% and 6.7% respectively.

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

7.9%

asian 5.5% 21 students
African American 15.4% 58 students
white 6.3% 348 students
unknown 8.3% 2 students
hispanic 9.5% 47 students
International Students 16.3% 113 students
Mixed Race 10.6% 32 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Indiana University-Bloomington at a rate of 10.2% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 9.1%, and male students' 11.3%

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

10.2%

asian 9.7% 37 students
African American 14.1% 53 students
white 10.6% 590 students
unknown 12.5% 3 students
hispanic 13.1% 65 students
International Students 1.3% 9 students
Mixed Race 13.9% 42 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.0%

asian 1.6% 6 students
African American 1.6% 6 students
white 0.8% 45 students
hispanic 1.8% 9 students
International Students 1.9% 13 students
Mixed Race 0.7% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$70,263	$70,596	$82,012
Business/Commerce, General	$63,371	$65,832	$78,226
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$61,001	$61,516	$69,298
Economics	$50,663	$52,941	$66,372
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$56,274	$57,318	$58,176
Mathematics	$39,692	$57,318	$56,993
Apparel and Textiles	$46,519	$45,249	$54,174
Public Administration	$44,780	$45,034	$53,502
Public Health	$37,665	$42,510	$51,171
Journalism	$37,589	$39,134	$49,419
Chemistry	$34,492	$41,007	$48,425
Design and Applied Arts	$34,755	$36,488	$46,629
Communication and Media Studies	$35,709	$36,848	$45,583
Special Education and Teaching	$41,896	$41,995	$45,196
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$17,544	$29,685	$44,963
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,197	$34,633	$44,798
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$32,677	$32,365	$44,473
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$27,694	$25,194	$44,121
Political Science and Government	$31,800	$38,937	$44,098
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$33,769	$28,598	$42,833
Social Work	$31,313	$32,569	$41,691
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$35,063	$35,060	$41,139
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,611	$39,145	$40,493
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$32,860	$33,592	$40,031
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$27,670	$30,098	$39,894
Psychology, General	$30,617	$31,211	$39,844
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$24,681	$28,443	$38,583
Biology, General	$24,930	$29,250	$38,133
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$31,657	$32,658	$37,923
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$29,988	$32,051	$37,007
History	$24,489	$30,228	$36,805
Sociology	$30,751	$30,891	$35,196
Fine and Studio Arts	$22,241	$29,092	$35,096
International Relations and National Security Studies	$28,104	NA	$35,020
English Language and Literature, General	$26,484	$30,228	$34,329
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$22,029	$20,140	$32,652
Anthropology	$20,128	$21,508	$30,708
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,537	$23,262	$28,252
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$25,413	$25,194	$27,601
Music	$13,918	$18,771	$26,438
Geography and Cartography	NA	$28,019	NA
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$22,558	$23,579	NA
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$29,685	NA
Physics	$34,543	$42,682	NA
Religion/Religious Studies	NA	$31,127	NA
Philosophy	NA	$25,194	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$33,494	$38,337	NA
Cognitive Science	NA	$33,993	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$36,680	$29,685	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business/Commerce, General	$111,595	$114,366	$123,644
Human Computer Interaction	$76,640	$80,355	$97,668
Accounting and Related Services	$73,288	$67,869	$81,338
Public Administration	$52,167	$56,979	$66,662
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$48,220	$53,497	$59,653
Educational Administration and Supervision	$60,504	$54,869	$58,245
Public Health	$44,065	$45,696	$52,983
Library Science and Administration	$40,574	$42,682	$51,024
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$40,891	$43,379	$46,347
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,121	$42,235	$44,324
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$43,147	$38,289	$43,315
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$42,284	$38,829	$43,214
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$46,454	$44,170	$42,671
Music	$25,007	$22,094	$27,668
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$44,384	NA
Computational Science	$80,702	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemistry	$79,011	$61,516	$79,545
Communication and Media Studies	$47,946	$61,814	$61,031
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$61,516	$57,016
Music	$40,016	$46,673	$52,269
English Language and Literature, General	$43,782	$49,269	$47,791
History	NA	$53,358	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NA	$52,941	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$88,752	NA	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$49,889	NA	NA
Sociology	NA	$74,576	NA
Anthropology	$52,176	$59,417	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$45,529	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Optometry	$95,538	$108,370	$115,751
Law	$66,745	$61,516	$75,109
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$73,446	$74,650

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$101,331	$76,460	$88,260
Business/Commerce, General	$82,797	$66,915	NA

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