SHSU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Sam Houston 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 Sam Houston State University students is 57.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 60.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 51.7%.

57.3%

asian 79.5% 31 students
African American 49.9% 248 students
white 58.8% 650 students
unknown 71.4% 15 students
hispanic 59.4% 443 students
International Students 33.3% 6 students
Mixed Race 53.3% 40 students

Drop Out

Sam Houston State University has an overall drop-out rate of 16.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 20.1% and 14.1% respectively.

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

16.2%

asian 5.1% 2 students
African American 19.9% 99 students
white 14.6% 162 students
hispanic 15.8% 118 students
International Students 66.7% 12 students
Mixed Race 16.0% 12 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Sam Houston State University at a rate of 23.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 22.9%, and male students' 25.0%

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

23.6%

asian 12.8% 5 students
African American 26.6% 132 students
white 24.2% 268 students
unknown 9.5% 2 students
hispanic 21.7% 162 students
Mixed Race 28.0% 21 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.9%

African American 3.6% 18 students
white 2.4% 26 students
unknown 14.3% 3 students
hispanic 3.1% 23 students
Mixed Race 2.7% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$67,097	$69,740	$73,214
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$53,377	$56,415	$67,947
Construction Engineering Technologies	$61,438	$60,128	$67,313
Agricultural Mechanization	$57,352	$49,436	$59,631
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$27,960	$41,193	$57,081
Accounting and Related Services	$41,180	$45,584	$54,471
Finance and Financial Management Services	$43,325	$45,383	$54,211
Management Information Systems and Services	$45,089	$42,682	$52,284
Mathematics	$43,375	$46,321	$50,578
Agriculture, General	$46,663	$44,091	$49,639
Human Resources Management and Services	$40,566	$43,240	$48,087
Agricultural Business and Management	$46,393	$46,087	$46,310
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$44,647	$44,520	$45,825
Marketing	$37,961	$41,464	$45,311
Business/Commerce, General	$39,919	$39,647	$45,023
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$41,407	$36,848	$44,660
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$34,794	$35,594	$42,537
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$33,098	$31,305	$42,454
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$31,372	$36,668	$41,689
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$42,177	$37,424	$41,612
History	$34,328	$33,993	$41,008
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$33,459	$40,562
Chemistry	$34,123	$42,682	$40,501
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$33,981	$35,964	$40,422
Political Science and Government	$27,061	$38,721	$40,140
Music	$41,865	$39,009	$38,944
Communication and Media Studies	$33,305	$32,332	$38,486
Animal Sciences	$31,802	$32,498	$38,322
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$38,876	$38,289	$37,716
Psychology, General	$27,958	$31,969	$36,925
English Language and Literature, General	$31,978	$33,281	$36,192
Biology, General	$32,198	$34,704	$36,184
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$29,839	$33,993	$35,725
Fine and Studio Arts	$21,858	$25,194	$35,414
Sociology	$28,484	$33,565	$35,023
Geography and Cartography	$28,838	$31,133	$35,004
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$23,356	$27,947	$34,887
International Business	$30,884	$41,342	$34,380
Interior Architecture	NA	$38,289	NA
Graphic Communications	$23,330	$19,227	NA
Business/Managerial Economics	$31,394	$29,685	NA
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$51,216	$59,417	NA
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$28,019	NA
Dance	$25,819	$23,456	NA
Public Health	$30,213	NA	NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$31,604	NA	NA
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$28,302	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$73,554	$68,858	$76,776
Accounting and Related Services	$59,694	$66,049	$72,403
Music	$59,381	$57,705	$65,080
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$50,710	$68,666	$62,801
Special Education and Teaching	$54,213	$56,579	$57,976
Educational Administration and Supervision	$52,745	$51,482	$55,099
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$52,769	$49,370	$53,956
Library Science and Administration	$51,622	$51,054	$53,618
Education, Other	$50,829	$44,170	$50,827
History	$44,379	$33,993	$49,315
Curriculum and Instruction	$49,283	$48,823	$49,106
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$43,152	$43,351	$48,200
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$41,938	$40,281	$41,797
Agriculture, General	NA	$42,682	NA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$98,059	$91,744	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$52,465	$53,984	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$52,080	$50,856	NA
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$43,235	$50,439	NA
Sociology	NA	$41,565	NA
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	NA	$46,087	NA
Homeland Security	$50,908	$42,682	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$47,260	NA
Public Administration	NA	$63,005	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$68,691	$74,953	$76,058
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NA	$70,456	NA

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