TAMU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Texas A & M University-College Station 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 Texas A & M University-College Station students is 83.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 85.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 80.6%.

83.4%

asian 86.0% 563 students
African American 74.9% 296 students
white 86.6% 4,690 students
unknown 100.0% 7 students
hawaiian 91.7% 11 students
hispanic 76.6% 1,754 students
International Students 77.8% 28 students
Mixed Race 81.4% 162 students

Drop Out

Texas A & M University-College Station has an overall drop-out rate of 3.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 3.8% and 2.2% respectively.

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

3.0%

asian 2.0% 13 students
African American 6.1% 24 students
white 2.0% 111 students
hispanic 4.9% 112 students
International Students 11.1% 4 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Texas A & M University-College Station at a rate of 12.8% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 11.4%, and male students' 14.3%

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

12.8%

asian 11.0% 72 students
African American 18.0% 71 students
white 10.6% 574 students
hispanic 17.2% 394 students
International Students 5.6% 2 students
Mixed Race 18.6% 37 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.9%

asian 1.1% 7 students
African American 1.0% 4 students
white 0.7% 38 students
hispanic 1.4% 31 students
International Students 5.6% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Petroleum Engineering	$84,377	$92,124	$105,826
Chemical Engineering	$76,110	$80,669	$95,309
Marine Transportation	$69,754	$86,129	$94,608
Computer Engineering	$72,777	$75,011	$91,029
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$74,604	$77,024	$87,126
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$71,317	$77,062	$86,103
Information Science/Studies	$68,669	$74,367	$82,900
Construction Engineering Technologies	$68,699	$69,757	$81,236
Mechanical Engineering	$71,020	$73,697	$81,055
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	$65,583	$70,456	$80,353
Business/Commerce, General	$63,915	$76,460	$78,288
Engineering Technology, General	$61,344	$63,463	$77,699
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$68,154	$68,918	$76,590
Industrial Engineering	$67,166	$67,571	$76,153
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$66,244	$66,005	$75,941
Finance and Financial Management Services	$61,878	$59,124	$73,853
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$62,064	$73,661
Civil Engineering	$65,401	$66,094	$72,860
Ocean Engineering	$64,260	$65,874	$72,354
Agricultural Mechanization	$54,782	$61,516	$72,300
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$66,830	$63,005	$68,885
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$64,614	$63,656	$68,142
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$60,473	$57,995	$64,079
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$57,357	$55,747	$63,819
Applied Mathematics	$47,551	$52,524	$62,630
Agricultural Engineering	$60,523	$53,984	$60,039
Economics	$47,856	$49,814	$58,674
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$48,710	$49,631	$58,400
Landscape Architecture	$47,770	$50,231	$57,722
Chemistry	$42,508	$44,021	$56,439
Agricultural Business and Management	$47,029	$45,149	$54,451
Architecture	$38,352	$47,260	$54,301
Marketing	$45,553	$49,772	$53,183
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$44,059	$40,461	$52,473
Human Resources Management and Services	$46,329	$39,986	$52,124
Food Science and Technology	$52,935	$47,260	$51,707
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$35,249	$39,523	$51,321
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$36,967	$37,568	$50,723
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$32,938	$36,355	$50,255
Mathematics	$40,796	$49,527	$50,231
Agriculture, General	$51,124	$45,383	$49,722
Communication and Media Studies	$38,932	$40,068	$48,902
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	$43,394	$37,208	$47,706
Geography and Cartography	$47,779	$41,565	$46,775
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$43,511	$44,482	$46,356
Political Science and Government	$34,443	$35,823	$45,920
History	$30,523	$34,942	$45,457
Computer Software and Media Applications	$31,492	$40,512	$44,050
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$34,494	$35,461	$42,627
Animal Sciences	$32,078	$35,060	$42,377
Agricultural Public Services	$37,526	$35,594	$42,114
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$24,060	$28,719	$41,933
Zoology/Animal Biology	$23,154	$29,685	$40,629
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$21,990	$33,993	$40,469
Genetics	NA	$28,960	$40,037
Sociology	$31,129	$34,381	$39,666
International/Global Studies	$33,739	$37,208	$39,540
Psychology, General	$27,509	$29,594	$39,150
English Language and Literature, General	$32,019	$31,029	$38,933
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$36,824	$43,993	$38,556
Biology, General	$26,047	$23,649	$37,744
Soil Sciences	$35,050	$32,569	$33,646
Philosophy	$29,277	$29,685	$33,131
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	$29,688	$28,500	$33,024
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$24,794	$27,181	$31,907
Anthropology	$22,162	$23,649	$30,939
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	$35,444	$41,193	NA
Plant Sciences	$42,469	NA	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$34,448	NA	NA
Computer Science	$76,419	NA	NA
Nuclear Engineering	$70,571	$63,005	NA
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$64,503	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$38,589	NA	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$29,256	$32,563	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	NA	$39,369	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$37,863	NA	NA
Physics	$39,684	NA	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$42,682	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$28,960	NA
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$30,093	NA	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$34,686	NA	NA
Hospitality Administration/Management	$33,178	NA	NA
Management Information Systems and Services	$69,062	NA	NA
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$64,426	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$93,294	$115,761	$126,377
Real Estate	$75,282	$82,685	$97,319
Mechanical Engineering	$81,783	$83,177	$92,911
Finance and Financial Management Services	$78,564	$72,448	$85,169
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$53,788	$78,971	$82,953
Statistics	$99,028	$80,556	$82,019
Civil Engineering	$69,791	$70,863	$78,601
Marketing	$70,955	$69,338	$77,772
Accounting and Related Services	$62,858	$62,409	$75,334
Information Science/Studies	$65,694	$64,358	$74,132
Public Health	$54,976	$57,318	$66,382
International Relations and National Security Studies	$53,152	$52,733	$65,446
Health and Medical Administrative Services	NA	$50,439	$62,785
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$71,403	NA	$61,989
Architecture	$55,473	$56,234	$60,043
Public Administration	$53,305	$47,963	$58,775
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$53,676	$52,107	$56,168
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$45,870	$49,962	$53,822
Educational Administration and Supervision	$48,783	$49,854	$53,377
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,084	$43,798	$49,616
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$46,305	$44,170	$48,701
Curriculum and Instruction	$49,608	$47,801	$47,419
Special Education and Teaching	$47,012	$44,276	$46,590
Biology, General	$32,994	$27,343	$44,122
Agricultural Business and Management	$54,462	$55,338	NA
Animal Sciences	$51,404	$54,713	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$47,270	NA	NA
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NA	$35,060	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NA	$51,273	NA
Computer Software and Media Applications	$43,229	NA	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$51,455	NA	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$83,749	$92,632	NA
Nuclear Engineering	NA	$87,532	NA
Petroleum Engineering	$156,753	$110,878	NA
Industrial Engineering	$85,253	NA	NA
Biotechnology	NA	$45,221	NA
Mathematics	NA	$52,107	NA
Economics	$63,648	NA	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$39,100	$47,260	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$96,576	NA	NA
Human Resources Management and Services	$90,261	NA	NA
Management Information Systems and Services	$61,760	NA	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$127,883	$109,763	NA
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$100,122	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$83,977	$92,632	$91,414
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$62,156	$61,020	$79,701
Curriculum and Instruction	$66,544	$71,643	$69,652
Plant Sciences	NA	$53,358	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$86,867	NA
Biology, General	$56,593	NA	NA
Chemistry	$63,355	$86,867	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$45,529	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$63,997	NA
Anthropology	NA	$40,467	NA
Sociology	$62,679	$57,318	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$123,529	$134,726	$134,672
Dentistry	$115,892	$105,083	$132,550
Veterinary Medicine	$87,907	NA	$96,092
Law	$64,505	$58,582	$67,877
Medicine	$55,932	$56,230	$63,949
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$86,867	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$199,818	$144,240	$132,724
International Relations and National Security Studies	$56,371	$43,426	$65,496
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$44,419	$49,436	$55,624

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