Texas State's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Texas State 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 Texas State University students is 57.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 60.1%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 51.6%.

57.0%

asian 55.6% 69 students
African American 49.4% 283 students
white 61.3% 1,536 students
unknown 50.0% 3 students
hawaiian 50.0% 4 students
hispanic 54.8% 1,144 students
International Students 61.9% 13 students
Mixed Race 47.6% 91 students

Drop Out

Texas State University has an overall drop-out rate of 39.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 43.2% and 37.7% respectively.

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

39.7%

asian 41.1% 51 students
African American 47.1% 270 students
white 36.1% 905 students
unknown 50.0% 3 students
hawaiian 50.0% 4 students
hispanic 40.9% 853 students
International Students 38.1% 8 students
Mixed Race 48.7% 93 students

Still Enrolled

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

3.4%

asian 3.2% 4 students
African American 3.5% 20 students
white 2.5% 63 students
hispanic 4.3% 90 students
Mixed Race 3.7% 7 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$62,828	$68,858	$82,439
Computer Science	$58,841	$72,274	$79,434
Construction Engineering Technologies	$66,059	$67,660	$75,055
Industrial Engineering	$62,455	$65,557	$71,189
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$49,529	$58,673	$66,096
Manufacturing Engineering	$55,495	$57,318	$65,917
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,829	$60,207	$62,168
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$51,667	$52,663	$58,688
Applied Mathematics	$31,596	$46,087	$58,457
Business/Managerial Economics	$44,499	$46,673	$58,162
Engineering Technology, General	$50,841	$43,798	$56,766
Accounting and Related Services	$46,210	$45,249	$56,563
Finance and Financial Management Services	$45,160	$45,636	$56,363
Marketing	$42,984	$46,790	$54,764
Agriculture, General	$42,354	$37,748	$48,169
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$39,344	$42,018	$48,083
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$31,928	$42,682	$47,295
Agricultural Business and Management	$29,273	$33,993	$46,855
Mathematics	$46,466	$44,170	$46,721
Design and Applied Arts	$39,060	$39,784	$46,570
Public Administration	$39,521	$30,554	$46,345
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$37,748	$39,729	$46,202
Dance	$34,080	$42,682	$46,031
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$34,379	$40,512	$45,375
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$44,111	$44,328	$45,204
Geography and Cartography	$40,509	$36,717	$44,270
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$36,149	$36,236	$44,063
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$30,224	$39,214	$43,914
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$30,766	$36,368	$43,493
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$31,339	$34,140	$43,403
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$32,190	$39,009	$43,383
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$32,894	$34,176	$43,153
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$38,271	$37,208	$42,832
Music	$40,576	$42,363	$42,724
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$37,230	$36,282	$41,660
Communication and Media Studies	$30,781	$32,058	$41,146
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$37,238	$33,335	$40,342
Political Science and Government	$32,398	$30,228	$39,613
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$30,877	$35,060	$39,155
Social Work	$32,891	$35,950	$38,716
History	$33,307	$29,685	$38,701
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$28,179	$31,820	$38,659
Biology, General	$32,646	$33,459	$38,534
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$36,774	$32,925	$36,416
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$21,136	$29,322	$35,620
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$30,801	$27,203	$35,211
Psychology, General	$28,484	$30,054	$35,161
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$33,925	$34,467	$35,048
Sociology	$29,899	$31,495	$34,988
Public Health	$32,069	$31,527	$34,359
Animal Sciences	$33,765	$27,552	$34,181
English Language and Literature, General	$30,257	$28,327	$33,798
Journalism	$25,421	$19,749	$31,523
Anthropology	$26,464	$25,525	$29,949
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$28,428	$24,035	$29,054
Fine and Studio Arts	$25,416	$25,580	$28,541
International/Global Studies	$27,724	$28,598	$27,777
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$36,583	$36,848	NA
Zoology/Animal Biology	$25,146	$22,094	NA
Philosophy	NA	$33,993	NA
Chemistry	NA	$57,318	NA
Physics	NA	$38,289	NA
Economics	$35,227	$36,674	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	$31,897	NA	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$17,465	$29,685	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$52,884	$59,873	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$93,938	$104,192	$103,729
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,109	$68,965	$79,604
Accounting and Related Services	$61,981	$63,263	$70,863
Public Administration	$47,162	$59,124	$65,168
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$53,164	$60,399	$63,994
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$51,715	$57,318	$59,309
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$46,202	$44,933	$55,701
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$38,128	$39,369	$54,184
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$50,856	$50,238
Communication and Media Studies	$43,318	$48,432	$50,206
Educational Administration and Supervision	$46,803	$49,868	$49,703
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$38,009	$39,927	$47,858
Social Work	$44,794	$44,426	$47,407
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$36,519	$35,701	$47,234
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$32,508	$42,682	$47,138
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$48,362	$45,852	$47,049
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,546	$45,668	$45,557
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$41,564	$41,937	$44,802
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$37,208	$44,772
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$35,616	$37,568	$44,419
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$41,447	$42,123	$43,131
Sociology	NA	$41,193	$41,832
Music	$22,148	$33,993	$39,224
Computer Science	NA	$86,129	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	NA	$47,595	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$36,856	$31,133	NA
Biology, General	NA	$36,134	NA
International/Global Studies	NA	$38,289	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	NA	$34,704	NA
Anthropology	$45,593	$38,289	NA
Geography and Cartography	$51,809	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$49,058	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$43,160	$40,467	NA
History	$19,623	$35,060	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$66,852	$70,456	$67,938

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Legal Support Services	$38,677	$42,682	$40,913

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$67,861	$74,038	$78,439

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