SIU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 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 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale students is 45.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 47.1%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 43.4%.

45.3%

asian 67.7% 21 students
African American 24.3% 159 students
white 58.8% 680 students
hispanic 37.6% 93 students
International Students 40.7% 11 students
Mixed Race 38.5% 37 students

Drop Out

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has an overall drop-out rate of 53.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 54.9% and 51.6% respectively.

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

53.2%

asian 32.3% 10 students
African American 73.4% 481 students
white 40.1% 464 students
hispanic 61.1% 151 students
International Students 55.6% 15 students
Mixed Race 60.4% 58 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.5%

African American 2.3% 15 students
white 1.0% 12 students
hispanic 1.2% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$65,138	$65,905	$75,851
Mechanical Engineering	$63,097	$64,068	$70,959
Computer Engineering	$54,274	$58,673	$66,280
Civil Engineering	$59,465	$58,221	$62,788
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$57,372	$55,211	$62,306
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies	$49,024	$49,840	$62,089
Computer Science	$53,515	$57,318	$61,978
Information Science/Studies	NA	$52,107	$58,996
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$51,974	$49,312	$56,057
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$58,573	$56,087	$55,523
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$64,959	$54,644	$55,104
Air Transportation	$44,837	$39,950	$54,779
Finance and Financial Management Services	$46,785	$47,260	$54,329
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$48,694	$48,935	$52,877
Accounting and Related Services	$43,990	$40,456	$50,219
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$33,407	$39,585	$49,633
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$42,679	$47,846	$49,601
Architecture	$38,752	$40,791	$49,505
Soil Sciences	NA	$44,356	$46,176
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$35,472	$38,289	$45,680
Agricultural Business and Management	$45,482	$40,017	$43,606
Criminology	$31,490	$32,467	$43,304
Marketing	$38,993	$35,594	$43,298
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$42,562	$41,565	$43,235
Forestry	$36,133	$36,094	$42,446
Agriculture, General	$41,596	$41,295	$41,884
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$41,441	$40,856
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$39,696	$34,847	$39,989
Geography and Cartography	$34,117	$28,960	$39,036
Nutrition Sciences	$22,761	$33,281	$37,893
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,845	$27,729	$37,640
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$30,528	$32,634	$37,572
Journalism	$27,165	$27,301	$37,142
Political Science and Government	$27,845	$28,236	$36,016
Social Work	$26,883	$31,067	$35,776
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$25,457	$30,409	$34,611
Hospitality Administration/Management	$33,021	$32,569	$34,520
Animal Sciences	$27,580	$32,925	$33,447
Psychology, General	$27,123	$28,084	$33,299
History	$27,826	$28,236	$33,018
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$23,712	$25,039	$31,439
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$27,026	$27,280	$31,176
Biology, General	$28,907	$23,649	$30,162
Zoology/Animal Biology	$21,258	$22,329	$29,746
Apparel and Textiles	$28,143	$23,456	$29,451
English Language and Literature, General	$23,163	NA	$28,837
Anthropology	NA	$19,045	$28,349
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$20,390	$21,881	$25,483
Fine and Studio Arts	$26,354	$22,681	$25,270
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	$31,941	$29,685	NA
Mathematics	NA	$31,670	NA
Chemistry	NA	$38,289	NA
Plant Sciences	NA	$35,416	NA
Fire Protection	$103,432	NA	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$55,331	NA	NA
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	$28,319	$25,194	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	NA	$24,730	NA
Economics	NA	$30,771	NA
Legal Support Services	$30,351	$28,055	NA
Engineering Technology, General	NA	$38,829	NA
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$63,059	$50,465	NA
Music	NA	$23,351	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$18,993	$19,592	NA
Design and Applied Arts	$38,426	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$23,997	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$101,053	$104,597	$108,594
Architecture	$52,426	$53,219	$62,608
Accounting and Related Services	$52,213	$55,061	$62,169
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$59,407	$55,151	$61,168
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$74,741	$54,809	$57,145
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$49,867	$50,709	$52,492
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$45,574	$46,087	$50,679
Public Health	NA	$40,461	$47,849
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$40,132	$47,379
Social Work	$38,421	$39,045	$44,322
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$36,668	$43,976
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	NA	$42,329
Educational Administration and Supervision	$44,904	$37,568	$41,768
Zoology/Animal Biology	NA	$50,856	NA
Public Administration	$40,759	$36,852	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	$46,231	$44,835	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$21,508	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medicine	$55,319	$57,318	$66,942
Law	$43,191	$48,041	$57,767

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Air Transportation	NA	$45,715	$59,537
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$39,299	$39,369	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Psychology, General	$61,167	$69,338	NA

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