Rutgers NB's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Rutgers University-New Brunswick 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 Rutgers University-New Brunswick students is 83.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 87.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 80.2%.

83.7%

asian 88.4% 1,683 students
African American 75.9% 344 students
white 84.6% 2,045 students
unknown 81.6% 71 students
hawaiian 84.6% 11 students
hispanic 75.6% 635 students
International Students 82.5% 529 students
Mixed Race 84.5% 207 students

Drop Out

Rutgers University-New Brunswick has an overall drop-out rate of 6.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 9.1% and 4.5% respectively.

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

6.8%

asian 4.7% 90 students
African American 10.2% 46 students
white 4.8% 115 students
unknown 6.9% 6 students
hispanic 9.3% 78 students
International Students 15.8% 101 students
Mixed Race 4.1% 10 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Rutgers University-New Brunswick at a rate of 8.2% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 7.7%, and male students' 8.8%

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

8.2%

asian 5.5% 105 students
African American 12.4% 56 students
white 9.7% 235 students
unknown 8.0% 7 students
hispanic 13.3% 112 students
International Students 0.5% 3 students
Mixed Race 10.6% 26 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.3%

asian 1.4% 26 students
African American 1.6% 7 students
white 0.9% 21 students
unknown 3.4% 3 students
hispanic 1.8% 15 students
International Students 1.2% 8 students
Mixed Race 0.8% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$70,205	$74,063	$95,327
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$69,934	$71,778	$90,572
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$72,418	$67,995	$81,711
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$72,734	$72,975	$81,432
Engineering Science	$65,903	$63,005	$79,611
Management Information Systems and Services	$59,197	$65,486	$78,722
Mechanical Engineering	$61,256	$61,516	$72,971
Finance and Financial Management Services	$60,547	$60,001	$72,957
Civil Engineering	$62,988	$63,898	$72,068
Chemical Engineering	$55,293	$53,894	$71,583
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$64,276	$70,596	$71,573
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$50,335	$46,087	$71,182
Information Science/Studies	$50,779	$55,087	$70,671
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$64,307	$64,087	$69,320
Accounting and Related Services	$57,660	$58,382	$69,132
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,501	$52,858	$67,489
Mathematics	$41,095	$55,693	$64,823
Economics	$49,765	$47,153	$62,119
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$33,500	$57,318	$61,902
Social Sciences, Other	$40,085	$52,107	$59,840
Physics	$36,245	NA	$58,946
Human Resources Management and Services	$45,522	$45,065	$58,419
Marketing	$44,902	$43,100	$53,882
Communication and Media Studies	$41,337	$36,906	$53,375
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	NA	$33,993	$51,968
Public Health	$37,953	$35,944	$50,928
Chemistry	$37,146	$41,441	$49,951
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$44,904	$42,682	$49,088
Nutrition Sciences	$32,168	$27,048	$48,073
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$25,716	$27,280	$47,583
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$33,861	$32,925	$44,565
Journalism	$33,205	$31,374	$42,768
Psychology, General	$29,963	$26,875	$41,673
Political Science and Government	$33,744	$32,467	$41,343
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$33,020	$35,060	$41,125
Social Work	$35,836	$33,755	$40,915
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$41,773	$32,569	$40,568
Sociology	$30,843	$32,391	$40,200
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$27,560	$21,234	$40,154
Anthropology	$23,594	$24,035	$39,675
History	$30,125	$28,870	$39,378
Philosophy	$25,760	NA	$39,289
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$23,314	$20,140	$39,265
Biology, General	$26,120	$22,503	$37,658
English Language and Literature, General	$28,762	$26,788	$36,956
Music	$26,349	$31,839	$35,919
Fine and Studio Arts	$29,120	$29,374	$35,239
Research and Experimental Psychology	$32,569	$31,314	$34,995
Dance	$20,229	$25,194	$28,399
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$20,988	$19,227	$17,565
Animal Sciences	$27,528	$20,687	NA
Food Science and Technology	$54,002	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$37,070	$36,275	NA
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$25,943	NA	NA
Landscape Architecture	$38,244	$52,107	NA
Area Studies	$24,706	$26,715	NA
Education, General	$47,814	$48,041	NA
Agricultural Engineering	NA	$57,318	NA
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	$68,045	$57,318	NA
Industrial Engineering	$70,511	$51,482	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$25,304	NA	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	NA	$35,060	NA
Genetics	$30,538	$23,351	NA
Biotechnology	$54,508	$41,725	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$27,092	NA	NA
Statistics	$54,910	NA	NA
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	$33,108	NA	NA
Geography and Cartography	$30,929	NA	NA
Urban Studies/Affairs	$37,195	NA	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,293	NA	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$21,104	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$105,618	$109,327	$125,566
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$107,491	$106,421	$118,713
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$107,887	$112,970	$115,126
Biological and Physical Sciences	$74,298	$64,791	$102,688
Accounting and Related Services	$69,567	$68,079	$80,867
Human Resources Management and Services	$58,526	$62,012	$72,067
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$89,155	$78,343	$70,156
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$58,504	$57,318	$66,733
Public Administration	$52,549	$52,464	$63,842
Public Health	$61,695	$57,092	$61,864
Biology, General	$36,871	$35,416	$61,288
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$54,597	$55,892	$58,475
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$53,018	$56,505	$57,959
Special Education and Teaching	$55,579	$54,585	$55,300
Social Work	$46,516	$46,886	$52,717
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$45,907	$50,856	$51,190
Library Science and Administration	$50,890	$47,650	$49,529
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$43,275	$44,077	$49,173
Information Science/Studies	$50,597	$52,107	NA
Civil Engineering	$76,237	NA	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$50,060	$41,565	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$40,710	$38,289	NA
Sustainability Studies	$58,003	NA	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,330	NA	NA
Chemistry	$51,030	NA	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$48,907	NA	NA
Public Policy Analysis	$58,341	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	$43,420	NA	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$28,518	NA	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$41,944	$21,964	NA
Music	$28,417	NA	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$80,212	NA	NA
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$64,610	$52,107	NA
History	$42,171	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$125,431	$110,432	$124,617
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$88,760	$103,237	$114,164
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$75,024	$77,119	$80,766
Law	$55,878	$54,331	$80,119
Psychology, General	$56,693	NA	NA
Social Work	$66,839	NA	NA
Music	$45,259	NA	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$62,964	$64,990	$68,078
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$57,486	$68,499	$64,833
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$50,695	$52,107	$54,043

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$73,836	$82,931	$117,987
Medicine	$59,233	$62,076	$68,817

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$248,696	$248,619	$190,541
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$54,043	$53,244	$54,531

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