Kennesaw State's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Kennesaw State 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 Kennesaw State University students is 48.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 53.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 44.4%.

48.6%

asian 56.5% 122 students
African American 47.7% 427 students
white 48.0% 1,428 students
unknown 48.1% 38 students
hawaiian 66.7% 4 students
hispanic 49.3% 217 students
International Students 65.9% 29 students
Mixed Race 48.1% 99 students

Drop Out

Kennesaw State University has an overall drop-out rate of 15.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 19.9% and 10.8% respectively.

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

15.4%

asian 13.0% 28 students
African American 15.5% 139 students
white 15.4% 459 students
unknown 10.1% 8 students
hispanic 17.0% 75 students
International Students 15.9% 7 students
Mixed Race 15.5% 32 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Kennesaw State University at a rate of 29.2% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 30.6%, and male students' 27.9%

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

29.2%

asian 23.6% 51 students
African American 29.4% 263 students
white 30.4% 906 students
unknown 34.2% 27 students
hispanic 24.3% 107 students
International Students 15.9% 7 students
Mixed Race 29.6% 61 students

Still Enrolled

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

6.7%

asian 6.9% 15 students
African American 7.5% 67 students
white 6.2% 184 students
unknown 7.6% 6 students
hispanic 9.3% 41 students
Mixed Race 6.8% 14 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$62,631	$67,846	$82,279
Computer Science	$62,741	$68,499	$79,517
Computer Engineering	$64,334	$63,005	$74,139
Construction Management	$64,769	$62,409	$73,276
Engineering Technology, General	$62,113	$66,287	$70,356
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$63,676	$61,814	$69,376
Mechanical Engineering	$62,690	$63,005	$69,304
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,511	$64,659	$69,084
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$55,320	$57,318	$67,793
Information Science/Studies	$50,108	$55,512	$67,567
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$61,576	$59,756	$67,524
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$54,625	$61,063	$66,151
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$64,917	$63,622	$65,790
Civil Engineering	$62,129	$59,688	$62,774
Business/Managerial Economics	$43,893	$55,512	$61,913
Computer Programming	$28,202	$51,273	$58,918
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$56,385	$55,964	$58,580
Accounting and Related Services	$49,982	$49,663	$56,670
Architecture	$51,349	$52,107	$55,756
Mathematics	$45,188	$48,041	$55,116
Finance and Financial Management Services	$49,005	$47,611	$52,296
Marketing	$44,406	$42,363	$51,239
International Business	$46,444	$40,089	$48,880
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,343	$42,185	$47,562
Chemistry	$30,839	$39,493	$46,649
Geography and Cartography	$37,238	$42,682	$46,454
International Relations and National Security Studies	$27,987	$30,409	$43,682
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$42,123	$42,131
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$37,330	$35,374	$42,079
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$41,295	$40,621	$41,608
Communication and Media Studies	$33,576	$36,668	$41,224
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,293	$39,210	$39,795
Sociology	$33,473	$30,891	$39,189
Biology, General	$30,842	$30,554	$38,266
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,113	$31,946	$37,940
Political Science and Government	$29,779	$35,274	$37,690
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$23,974	$32,925	$37,569
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	$36,854	$30,409	$36,068
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$31,525	$33,850	$35,668
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$34,363	$32,382	$34,542
Psychology, General	$29,737	$29,876	$33,157
History	$31,973	$28,055	$33,047
English Language and Literature, General	$25,483	$28,870	$31,530
Human Services, General	$30,157	$29,799	$30,203
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$19,634	$21,234	$25,198
Anthropology	$23,005	$20,687	$23,763
Journalism	$31,358	NA	NA
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$37,906	$33,565	NA
Hospitality Administration/Management	$31,101	NA	NA
Systems Engineering	$58,880	$61,020	NA
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	NA	$33,993	NA
Dance	$18,088	NA	NA
Music	$20,106	$18,309	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$28,389	$30,771	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$91,071	$93,224	$98,123
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$96,156	$91,949	$96,892
Statistics	$75,986	$73,081	$84,149
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	$103,917	$73,635	$77,801
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$68,087	$69,338	$72,429
Accounting and Related Services	$63,128	$60,523	$71,672
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$70,176	$69,906
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	NA	$77,401	$61,387
Communication and Media Studies	$51,573	$55,512	$56,982
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$52,359	$52,990	$56,836
Educational Administration and Supervision	$51,243	$51,106	$54,749
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,689	$46,620	$49,348
Social Work	$38,699	$40,945	$47,224
Public Administration	$41,338	$40,667	$44,791
Computer Engineering	$80,422	$77,401	NA
Information Science/Studies	$82,087	$71,015	NA
Computer Science	NA	$81,969	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$36,543	NA	NA
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	NA	$50,105	NA
Systems Engineering	$77,324	NA	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$55,132	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$78,115	$73,112	$79,270
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$76,617	$73,446	$76,255
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$61,409	$62,290	$62,815
Curriculum and Instruction	$66,036	$66,821	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$113,759	NA

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