NKU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Northern Kentucky 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 Northern Kentucky University students is 47.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 51.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 43.9%.

47.8%

asian 47.1% 8 students
African American 38.5% 70 students
white 49.5% 886 students
unknown 60.0% 6 students
hispanic 51.2% 41 students
International Students 60.0% 18 students
Mixed Race 26.4% 23 students

Drop Out

Northern Kentucky University has an overall drop-out rate of 49.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 52.3% and 46.7% respectively.

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

49.3%

asian 52.9% 9 students
African American 58.8% 107 students
white 47.8% 856 students
unknown 40.0% 4 students
hispanic 46.2% 37 students
International Students 33.3% 10 students
Mixed Race 69.0% 60 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.9%

African American 2.8% 5 students
white 2.7% 49 students
hispanic 2.5% 2 students
International Students 6.7% 2 students
Mixed Race 4.6% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$64,058	$67,420	$74,689
Construction Management	$61,266	$63,005	$72,692
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$53,922	$59,071	$66,724
Management Information Systems and Services	$46,914	$56,867	$62,291
Accounting and Related Services	$47,770	$51,781	$57,908
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$51,743	$54,653	$57,267
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$56,585	$55,301	$56,369
Chemistry	$36,148	$41,565	$54,729
Finance and Financial Management Services	$46,191	$42,682	$52,614
Business/Commerce, General	$47,090	$44,170	$51,757
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$42,995	$49,158	$49,526
Human Resources Management and Services	$41,423	$43,128	$47,072
Marketing	$40,252	$38,289	$45,899
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$44,619	$41,937	$45,507
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$32,704	$39,729	$42,994
Biology, General	$31,157	$34,526	$41,940
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$30,646	$36,265	$41,266
Communication and Media Studies	$36,949	$37,399	$40,874
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$34,098	$34,847	$40,607
Design and Applied Arts	$36,335	$33,138	$40,579
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$32,001	$31,423	$40,464
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$35,864	$40,255
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,751	$33,993	$39,682
Social Work	$34,573	$33,007	$35,940
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$33,770	$33,731	$35,252
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$33,993	$34,929
Journalism	$26,395	$29,183	$34,308
Sociology	NA	$32,569	$32,906
History	$28,555	$27,822	$32,570
Psychology, General	$28,982	$28,989	$32,223
Music	NA	$24,035	$31,362
Fine and Studio Arts	$26,720	$25,774	$27,429
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$18,042	$22,055	$27,281
English Language and Literature, General	$25,604	$24,035	$25,719
Political Science and Government	$27,607	NA	NA
Social Sciences, General	$32,632	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	NA	$26,625	NA
Anthropology	$25,625	$21,052	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$28,598	NA
Information Science/Studies	$27,260	$36,560	NA
Business/Managerial Economics	NA	$49,683	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$35,569	$36,131	NA
Mathematics	NA	$46,478	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$33,560	$23,351	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	NA	$34,420	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,665	$90,245	$95,400
Human Resources Management and Services	$74,690	$101,406	$91,600
Business/Commerce, General	$86,069	$81,333	$79,768
Accounting and Related Services	$62,135	$59,534	$65,990
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$42,775	$51,482	$51,799
Public Administration	$42,444	$44,933	$50,615
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	NA	$39,909	$46,734
Social Work	$42,253	$42,276	$45,722
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$41,248	$43,493	$44,681
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NA	$39,585	$44,268
History	$29,900	$40,485	NA
Management Information Systems and Services	NA	$82,440	NA
Information Science/Studies	$70,369	NA	NA
Education, General	NA	$36,992	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$38,128	$37,208	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$58,842	$61,516	NA
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$75,429	$58,673	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$31,330	NA	NA
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	NA	$53,358	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$94,408	$98,497

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$41,900	$50,856	$61,904

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