Temple University's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Temple 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 Temple University students is 75.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 77.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 72.8%.

75.3%

asian 81.1% 445 students
African American 62.4% 379 students
white 77.7% 2,073 students
unknown 81.0% 209 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 62.8% 206 students
International Students 81.5% 243 students
Mixed Race 69.6% 117 students

Drop Out

Temple University has an overall drop-out rate of 10.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 13.3% and 7.6% respectively.

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

10.2%

asian 7.8% 43 students
African American 15.5% 94 students
white 8.4% 223 students
unknown 6.2% 16 students
hispanic 16.8% 55 students
International Students 15.4% 46 students
Mixed Race 10.1% 17 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Temple University at a rate of 12.9% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 13.6%, and male students' 12.1%

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

12.9%

asian 8.6% 47 students
African American 19.6% 119 students
white 12.6% 336 students
unknown 12.0% 31 students
hispanic 18.9% 62 students
International Students 1.3% 4 students
Mixed Race 18.4% 31 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.6%

asian 2.6% 14 students
African American 2.5% 15 students
white 1.3% 35 students
unknown 0.8% 2 students
hispanic 1.5% 5 students
International Students 1.7% 5 students
Mixed Race 1.8% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$70,899	$70,100	$78,050
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$64,953	$68,592	$78,013
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$60,681	$69,732	$77,040
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$65,773	$67,557	$75,564
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$61,841	$58,221	$69,492
Insurance	$56,967	$60,377	$68,506
Mechanical Engineering	$61,636	$61,119	$67,957
Civil Engineering	$59,557	$56,641	$64,711
Engineering Technology, General	$48,434	$50,606	$61,560
Management Information Systems and Services	$50,100	$54,618	$61,282
Accounting and Related Services	$48,617	$51,922	$59,791
Finance and Financial Management Services	$50,577	$50,981	$59,581
Human Resources Management and Services	$48,337	$46,254	$55,485
Marketing	$43,899	$45,829	$54,413
Business/Commerce, General	$46,806	$46,738	$54,205
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$39,809	$44,776	$53,866
Economics	$41,791	$50,060	$52,479
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	$41,249	$45,383	$50,783
Design and Applied Arts	$43,047	$42,682	$49,749
Chemistry	$44,868	$41,007	$49,296
Mathematics	$43,319	$45,249	$48,769
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$37,748	$47,946
Hospitality Administration/Management	$41,472	$42,570	$47,827
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$40,221	$42,682	$47,689
Landscape Architecture	NA	$42,123	$46,868
International Business	$44,898	$44,276	$46,802
Architecture	NA	$47,260	$46,367
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$37,662	$38,210	$46,258
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$31,460	$33,993	$45,367
Natural Sciences	NA	$42,682	$44,781
Biology, General	$30,888	$37,568	$44,168
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$40,122	$41,246	$43,568
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$36,892	$40,068	$42,739
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$29,508	$32,255	$42,300
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,097	$35,179	$41,159
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$23,224	$26,643	$41,071
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,914	$32,725	$40,241
Social Work	$35,540	$35,157	$40,132
Political Science and Government	$32,575	$34,650	$40,010
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$35,630	$35,416	$39,811
Philosophy	NA	$29,685	$39,735
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$34,144	$34,526	$39,520
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$29,024	$31,423	$39,408
Journalism	$30,806	$32,888	$39,171
History	$30,832	$30,843	$37,969
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$35,780	$31,133	$37,360
Public Health	$38,314	$36,294	$36,864
Anthropology	$28,166	$36,308	$36,843
Psychology, General	$28,627	$30,368	$36,632
Sociology	$32,903	$33,993	$36,502
Geography and Cartography	$31,439	$31,305	$36,016
Communication and Media Studies	$32,400	$30,167	$34,962
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$28,960	$34,516
English Language and Literature, General	$31,644	$29,081	$34,280
Dance	NA	$21,052	$32,264
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$23,947	$25,735	$30,920
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,678	$24,863	$30,172
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$21,796	$21,703	$25,526
Music	$18,810	$18,771	$25,283
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$18,590	$20,368	$25,194
Plant Sciences	$31,249	NA	NA
Area Studies	NA	$27,476	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$41,801	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$26,077	NA	NA
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$29,685	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$29,266	NA	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$27,578	NA	NA
International/Global Studies	$30,816	NA	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$27,579	$38,289	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$50,782	NA	NA
Real Estate	NA	$38,337	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$92,180	$93,520	$119,383
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$109,345	$102,409	$102,109
Finance and Financial Management Services	$67,640	$63,005	$96,241
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$86,935	$69,338	$93,643
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$70,802	$74,307	$85,650
Accounting and Related Services	$64,760	$65,557	$82,418
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$57,065	$66,541	$67,184
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$59,767	$55,512	$58,774
Educational Administration and Supervision	$52,413	$56,641	$57,730
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$53,775	$57,363
Education, General	$49,630	$49,269	$55,499
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,383	$50,287	$54,660
Public Health	$52,978	$46,087	$54,553
Special Education and Teaching	$51,292	$50,856	$52,790
Social Work	$44,017	$47,334	$51,946
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$42,593	$44,737	$50,633
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NA	$50,270	$49,834
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$44,981	$42,682	$47,741
Fine and Studio Arts	$33,308	$26,933	$33,626
Music	$33,422	$28,055	$32,648
Landscape Architecture	NA	$46,087	NA
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$54,387	$46,087	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$66,594	NA	NA
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$59,767	$70,456	NA
Biotechnology	$57,258	$64,990	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	NA	$26,353	NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$61,242	NA	NA
Human Resources Management and Services	$66,093	$58,673	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$68,999	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$87,855	$101,792	$128,630
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$112,213	$118,584	$124,939
Law	$63,481	$67,789	$79,307
Medicine	$58,571	$58,890	$68,871
Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry	$55,505	NA	$68,265

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$109,763	$115,715
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$73,192	$74,641	$77,377
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$57,995	$70,751
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$71,575	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$51,104	$50,856	$63,316

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