SJSU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of San Jose 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 San Jose State University students is 68.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 73.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 64.6%.

68.8%

asian 79.2% 988 students
African American 63.4% 78 students
white 65.4% 310 students
unknown 63.9% 69 students
hawaiian 81.8% 9 students
hispanic 58.8% 559 students
International Students 66.1% 146 students
Mixed Race 66.5% 125 students

Drop Out

San Jose State University has an overall drop-out rate of 23.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 26.5% and 19.8% respectively.

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

23.4%

asian 14.9% 186 students
African American 27.6% 34 students
white 24.7% 117 students
unknown 25.9% 28 students
hispanic 30.9% 294 students
International Students 31.2% 69 students
Mixed Race 26.1% 49 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of San Jose State University at a rate of 3.5% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 3.7%, and male students' 3.3%

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

3.5%

asian 1.9% 24 students
African American 3.2% 4 students
white 6.1% 29 students
unknown 4.6% 5 students
hispanic 5.0% 48 students
Mixed Race 3.2% 6 students

Still Enrolled

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

4.4%

asian 3.9% 49 students
African American 5.7% 7 students
white 3.8% 18 students
unknown 5.6% 6 students
hispanic 5.3% 50 students
International Students 2.7% 6 students
Mixed Race 4.3% 8 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$89,196	$92,277	$112,207
Computer Engineering	$81,060	$78,074	$101,682
Computer Science	$69,074	$74,953	$100,628
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$74,789	$73,720	$94,854
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	NA	$68,219	$86,270
Chemical Engineering	$59,999	$55,512	$83,774
Mechanical Engineering	$66,133	$63,600	$82,724
Civil Engineering	$70,515	$74,845	$82,323
Industrial Engineering	$65,042	$61,020	$81,478
Design and Applied Arts	$46,596	$52,524	$79,603
Management Information Systems and Services	$53,048	$57,318	$75,511
Finance and Financial Management Services	$55,220	$51,273	$69,441
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$42,783	$48,041	$66,730
Accounting and Related Services	$56,575	$50,375	$65,619
Marketing	$54,841	$45,149	$64,861
Air Transportation	$42,924	$41,937	$64,652
Human Resources Management and Services	$59,001	$51,106	$64,125
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$38,953	$45,500	$63,547
Hospitality Administration/Management	$45,617	$47,930	$63,015
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$44,617	$48,432	$61,608
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$49,739	$41,379	$58,855
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$39,660	NA	$53,408
Communication and Media Studies	$41,664	$41,286	$53,096
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$36,415	$33,281	$52,776
Biology, General	$41,033	$35,060	$52,526
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$47,842	$45,277	$52,328
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,457	$37,748	$52,073
Social Work	$38,504	$38,289	$51,644
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	NA	$32,925	$50,250
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$42,290	$38,289	$49,495
Sociology	$41,623	$37,568	$48,642
Psychology, General	$33,851	$33,604	$46,802
Political Science and Government	$36,650	$26,739	$46,047
Psychology, Other	NA	$33,993	$44,037
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$34,368	$29,322	$41,551
English Language and Literature, General	$33,546	$32,391	$40,548
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$26,800	$31,527	$40,425
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$33,679	$26,739	$39,332
Fine and Studio Arts	$31,231	$30,336	$37,308
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$53,358	NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$55,130	$39,369	NA
Journalism	NA	$30,771	NA
International Business	$47,050	$41,565	NA
History	NA	$42,682	NA
Behavioral Sciences	$33,421	NA	NA
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$56,641	$62,489	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$30,173	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$30,409	NA
Economics	$49,509	$38,289	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	NA	$44,835	NA
Applied Mathematics	$37,653	NA	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$34,047	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$124,052	$125,015	$138,269
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$97,934	$87,973	$106,648
Educational Administration and Supervision	$81,280	$86,550	$91,260
Civil Engineering	NA	$77,401	$89,882
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NA	$62,012	$85,185
Social Work	$69,821	$72,320	$79,448
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$68,583	$71,015	$78,255
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$69,190	$73,635	$77,659
Public Health	$66,700	$56,415	$67,464
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$57,614	$57,072	$64,441
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$57,440	$54,769	$61,255
Library Science and Administration	$48,739	$46,013	$53,184
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$68,778	NA
History	NA	$45,808	NA
Communication and Media Studies	$48,660	$66,077	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$84,653	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$63,005	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$45,936	$49,058	NA

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