Syracuse University's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Syracuse 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 Syracuse University students is 82.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 86.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 77.6%.

82.4%

asian 80.2% 227 students
African American 76.5% 186 students
white 84.5% 1,639 students
unknown 82.1% 87 students
hispanic 82.1% 270 students
International Students 80.8% 357 students
Mixed Race 72.9% 78 students

Drop Out

Syracuse University has an overall drop-out rate of 17.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 21.2% and 13.5% respectively.

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

17.0%

asian 18.7% 53 students
African American 22.6% 55 students
white 15.3% 297 students
unknown 17.9% 19 students
hispanic 17.3% 57 students
International Students 17.4% 77 students
Mixed Race 27.1% 29 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.6%

asian 1.1% 3 students
African American 0.8% 2 students
white 0.2% 4 students
hispanic 0.6% 2 students
International Students 1.8% 8 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Mechanical Engineering	$63,925	$66,989	$82,179
Finance and Financial Management Services	$68,264	$64,087	$79,186
Civil Engineering	$60,439	$66,653	$79,132
Information Science/Studies	$60,673	$67,101	$76,227
Accounting and Related Services	$64,229	$61,303	$73,883
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	$55,991	$53,775	$70,772
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,519	$51,690	$68,642
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$46,454	$54,810	$65,179
Marketing	$50,778	$43,240	$62,904
Architecture	$55,145	$52,107	$61,849
Economics	$45,639	$47,846	$61,293
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$47,611	$44,934	$61,082
Public Administration	$48,017	$41,937	$56,517
Journalism	$39,363	$36,308	$52,844
Design and Applied Arts	$40,400	$38,505	$51,323
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$23,321	$28,236	$50,796
International Relations and National Security Studies	$37,488	$32,925	$50,630
English Language and Literature, General	$26,931	$30,771	$49,664
Political Science and Government	$39,308	$36,488	$49,569
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$27,979	$36,848	$47,881
Sociology	$32,936	$34,420	$46,384
History	$31,974	$31,670	$44,820
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$37,847	$29,995	$44,620
Communication and Media Studies	$37,905	$33,281	$43,623
Psychology, General	$32,210	$31,495	$43,533
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$25,884	$35,416	$43,013
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$37,302	$27,126	$42,109
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$31,279	$31,314	$39,449
Biology, General	$26,042	$26,353	$38,608
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$21,187	$23,067	$37,245
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$27,741	NA	$28,805
Special Education and Teaching	$47,988	$57,318	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$18,000	$17,624	NA
Music	$29,737	NA	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$50,920	$48,432	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$19,346	NA	NA
Public Health	$25,768	NA	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$74,507	NA	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$28,163	NA	NA
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$52,943	NA	NA
Real Estate	$53,802	NA	NA
Interior Architecture	$34,397	$42,682	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,533	NA	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$28,242	$35,954	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$34,545	NA	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$30,485	$24,035	NA
Biotechnology	$37,007	NA	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$28,360	NA	NA
Mathematics	$46,261	NA	NA
Applied Mathematics	$49,745	NA	NA
Chemistry	$33,759	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$42,197	NA	NA
Human Services, General	$30,908	$29,685	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,301	NA	NA
Social Work	$35,976	NA	NA
Computer Engineering	$75,809	$81,333	NA
Anthropology	$25,610	$33,993	NA
Chemical Engineering	$60,768	$61,516	NA
Geography and Cartography	$34,640	$18,309	NA
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$60,947	$52,107	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Information Science/Studies	$78,789	$88,195	$94,942
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$98,396	$77,966	$88,763
Accounting and Related Services	$65,871	$62,343	$77,924
Business/Managerial Economics	NA	$62,674	$77,843
International Relations and National Security Studies	$57,929	$51,106	$68,515
Architecture	NA	$53,775	$60,605
Special Education and Teaching	$57,758	$54,567	$55,128
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$55,056	$52,107	$54,926
Social Work	$43,785	$45,408	$53,070
Library Science and Administration	$45,905	$44,170	$52,350
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$41,322	$42,044	$44,633
Educational Administration and Supervision	$45,717	$39,214	NA
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$48,221	NA	NA
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$54,111	NA	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$41,795	NA	NA
Journalism	$36,216	$38,289	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$75,896	NA	NA
Museology/Museum Studies	$29,631	$35,864	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$28,960	NA
Public Administration	$58,676	$53,775	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$87,471	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$59,689	$56,776	$74,295

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