Texas Tech's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Texas Tech 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 Tech University students is 62.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 65.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 60.4%.

62.7%

asian 67.2% 90 students
African American 58.9% 172 students
white 64.4% 2,048 students
unknown 51.3% 20 students
hispanic 57.9% 664 students
International Students 68.0% 121 students
Mixed Race 67.7% 46 students

Drop Out

Texas Tech University has an overall drop-out rate of 7.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 8.8% and 5.9% respectively.

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

7.5%

asian 7.5% 10 students
African American 12.3% 36 students
white 5.8% 185 students
unknown 15.4% 6 students
hispanic 9.6% 110 students
International Students 12.9% 23 students
Mixed Race 7.4% 5 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Texas Tech University at a rate of 27.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 27.6%, and male students' 27.5%

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

27.6%

asian 25.4% 34 students
African American 25.7% 75 students
white 27.7% 881 students
unknown 33.3% 13 students
hawaiian 75.0% 3 students
hispanic 29.6% 340 students
International Students 15.7% 28 students
Mixed Race 23.5% 16 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.3%

African American 3.1% 9 students
white 2.1% 67 students
hispanic 2.9% 33 students
International Students 3.4% 6 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Petroleum Engineering	$89,229	$83,325	$103,896
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$69,234	$73,562	$83,187
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$73,975	$73,530	$80,320
Chemical Engineering	$75,153	$69,338	$80,178
Industrial Engineering	$62,931	$66,821	$79,461
Construction Engineering	$68,843	$68,139	$78,681
Mechanical Engineering	$70,609	$69,596	$76,034
Information Science/Studies	$59,695	$64,245	$72,647
Civil Engineering	$63,040	$63,997	$71,495
Science, Technology and Society	$54,539	$67,420	$70,014
Finance and Financial Management Services	$52,649	$54,803	$69,039
Accounting and Related Services	$47,589	$51,857	$66,833
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$45,136	$48,432	$60,167
Agricultural Business and Management	$38,635	$46,321	$58,943
Marketing	$47,375	$50,856	$57,256
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$49,470	$49,370	$54,111
Hospitality Administration/Management	$45,573	$46,718	$53,095
International Business	NA	$47,260	$51,044
Economics	$43,863	$44,970	$50,475
Landscape Architecture	NA	$47,260	$50,280
Interior Architecture	NA	$38,289	$49,234
Agricultural Public Services	$38,426	NA	$48,824
Mathematics	$43,802	$43,575	$48,091
Architecture	$30,726	$34,963	$46,394
Communication and Media Studies	$35,046	$40,488	$46,014
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$44,133	$42,868	$45,753
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$38,482	$37,443	$45,238
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$39,319	$37,208	$45,031
History	$32,908	$40,426	$44,498
Social Work	$30,902	$40,737	$44,213
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$33,632	$37,568	$43,411
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$23,954	$40,467	$41,759
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$31,330	$34,501	$41,239
Sociology	$29,867	$33,352	$41,238
Music	$43,170	$44,170	$40,878
English Language and Literature, General	$27,894	$34,847	$40,677
Biology, General	$24,862	$28,133	$40,342
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$32,838	$34,399	$40,158
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$34,291	$35,471	$39,116
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$38,427	$33,382	$39,013
Political Science and Government	$32,450	$34,847	$38,843
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$27,307	$38,582
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$33,605	$29,250	$38,392
Fine and Studio Arts	$31,264	$29,322	$38,198
Agriculture, General	$40,784	$41,937	$37,828
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$28,525	$30,475	$37,271
Psychology, General	$29,061	$32,391	$37,100
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$32,914	$30,554	$36,877
Journalism	$32,005	$32,284	$36,794
Animal Sciences	$29,416	$34,704	$36,125
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,176	$38,289	$34,726
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$28,921	$30,771	$34,585
Nutrition Sciences	$35,369	NA	NA
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	$40,980	NA	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$21,619	$33,993	NA
Business/Commerce, General	$61,842	$66,401	NA
Computer Engineering	$69,734	$74,017	NA
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$36,134	NA
International/Global Studies	$37,047	NA	NA
Geography and Cartography	$34,154	NA	NA
Anthropology	$27,273	NA	NA
Chemistry	NA	$27,669	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$83,915	$85,017
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$81,271	$75,706	$78,073
Accounting and Related Services	$61,934	$63,005	$72,228
Architecture	$53,269	$55,151	$60,585
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$61,464	$50,439	$58,593
Educational Administration and Supervision	$54,843	$52,733	$56,342
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$54,748	$56,057
Communication and Media Studies	$41,526	$45,696	$55,138
Special Education and Teaching	$52,752	$48,953	$52,401
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	NA	$42,682	$52,364
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$49,955	$51,273	$48,889
Music	NA	$36,141	$48,481
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$35,200	$36,488	$44,463
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$45,979	$49,058	$40,089
Museology/Museum Studies	NA	$33,459	$38,572
Hospitality Administration/Management	NA	$48,432	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$62,244	$52,107	NA
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$53,585	NA	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	$47,835	NA	NA
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	NA	$59,169	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$56,013	$52,107	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$39,232	$41,193	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$33,717	NA	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$49,577	NA	NA
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	$37,845	$41,937	NA
Social Work	$46,650	NA	NA
Civil Engineering	$62,003	NA	NA
Public Administration	NA	$48,041	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$47,260	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	$82,752	$89,305	$105,747
Music	$39,898	$33,993	$38,697
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$55,338	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	$61,462	$53,775	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$62,474	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$63,983	$60,854	$79,100

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