SNHU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Southern New Hampshire 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 Southern New Hampshire University students is 39.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 41.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 35.2%.

39.1%

asian 41.2% 14 students
African American 25.4% 126 students
white 45.5% 776 students
unknown 30.9% 47 students
hawaiian 25.0% 2 students
hispanic 28.2% 80 students
International Students 67.7% 21 students
Mixed Race 32.8% 19 students

Drop Out

Southern New Hampshire University has an overall drop-out rate of 34.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 36.2% and 33.8% respectively.

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

34.5%

asian 38.2% 13 students
African American 40.2% 199 students
white 31.5% 537 students
unknown 36.8% 56 students
hawaiian 25.0% 2 students
hispanic 42.2% 120 students
International Students 25.8% 8 students
Mixed Race 32.8% 19 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Southern New Hampshire University at a rate of 24.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 23.6%, and male students' 27.0%

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

24.7%

asian 20.6% 7 students
African American 32.7% 162 students
white 21.4% 365 students
unknown 29.6% 45 students
hawaiian 50.0% 4 students
hispanic 27.5% 78 students
International Students 6.4% 2 students
Mixed Race 34.5% 20 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.6%

African American 1.6% 8 students
white 1.6% 27 students
unknown 2.6% 4 students
hispanic 2.1% 6 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$72,753	$73,898	$77,504
Economics	$51,193	$60,320	$68,398
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$54,280	$56,867	$60,279
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	$71,552	NA	$55,781
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,197	$50,151	$55,340
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$45,661	$43,128	$54,462
Accounting and Related Services	$46,867	$49,814	$53,649
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$40,917	$44,595	$51,265
Mathematics	$48,557	$46,790	$50,039
Marketing	$47,292	$44,888	$49,901
Hospitality Administration/Management	$43,730	$42,682	$48,874
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$48,678	$47,846	$48,209
International Business	$48,883	$36,134	$42,832
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$40,928	$37,424	$42,761
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$29,329	$36,992	$39,834
Design and Applied Arts	$37,976	$33,828	$39,234
Social Sciences, General	$33,311	$33,281	$38,588
Culinary Arts and Related Services	$37,855	$34,526	$38,439
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$37,771	$31,852	$37,633
Psychology, General	$33,208	$33,171	$36,749
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$30,647	$30,926	$36,647
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	NA	$35,060	$36,519
English Language and Literature, General	$33,843	$29,902	$34,368
History	$33,806	$33,565	$33,784
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$26,207	$32,021	$25,849
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$39,593	$41,007	NA
Computer Software and Media Applications	$30,070	$33,993	NA
Education, General	$28,348	$28,598	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$38,289	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$67,048	NA	NA
Human Services, General	$34,785	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	$30,198	NA	NA
Finance and Financial Management Services	$55,580	NA	NA
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$57,436	$50,856	NA
Public Health	$34,495	$22,667	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$75,875	$83,177	$94,544
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,717	$69,218	$76,866
Finance and Financial Management Services	$67,435	$68,219	$72,152
Educational Administration and Supervision	$54,002	$61,218	$69,749
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$64,617	$65,734	$68,411
Accounting and Related Services	$61,847	$58,622	$63,145
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$56,688	$55,770	$60,593
Marketing	$51,592	$51,392	$58,603
Human Resources Management and Services	$54,587	$51,482	$56,985
Curriculum and Instruction	$51,984	$51,169	$52,664
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$48,635	$42,402	$48,798
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$44,040	$45,383	$48,740
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$49,326	$41,937	$47,128
Psychology, General	$40,964	$41,326	$45,212
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$51,100	$44,774	$44,910
Special Education and Teaching	$42,816	$42,682	$42,430
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,945	$35,799	$40,827
English Language and Literature, General	$40,592	$40,737	$38,618
Education, General	$53,200	$42,682	$37,874
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$31,314	$36,608
History	$37,992	$34,526	$35,543
Public Health	$47,217	NA	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$63,302	NA	NA
Homeland Security	$62,371	NA	NA
Economics	$51,947	$44,384	NA
Political Science and Government	$50,337	NA	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$46,451	$52,107	$57,963
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$41,183	$46,087	$46,466
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$35,932	$38,289	$43,613
Accounting and Related Services	$31,258	$38,289	$38,971
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$35,619	$33,138	$38,812
Culinary Arts and Related Services	$28,626	$26,739	$32,901

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,944	$61,516	$65,098
Human Resources Management and Services	$54,435	$61,516	$61,662
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	NA	NA	$46,254
Marketing	NA	$47,260	$42,296
Accounting and Related Services	$44,315	$54,035	NA

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