UTK's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of The University of Tennessee-Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville students is 72.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 77.1%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 66.9%.

72.1%

asian 72.7% 120 students
African American 63.9% 207 students
white 73.5% 2,654 students
unknown 74.9% 146 students
hawaiian 50.0% 2 students
hispanic 61.4% 100 students
International Students 68.2% 58 students
Mixed Race 68.8% 95 students

Drop Out

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has an overall drop-out rate of 8.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 11.9% and 5.8% respectively.

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

8.8%

asian 7.3% 12 students
African American 13.0% 42 students
white 8.0% 288 students
unknown 6.7% 13 students
hispanic 12.3% 20 students
International Students 23.5% 20 students
Mixed Race 10.9% 15 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of The University of Tennessee-Knoxville at a rate of 18.0% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 16.4%, and male students' 19.8%

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

18.0%

asian 18.2% 30 students
African American 22.5% 73 students
white 17.5% 633 students
unknown 18.0% 35 students
hispanic 24.5% 40 students
International Students 7.1% 6 students
Mixed Race 19.6% 27 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.1%

asian 1.8% 3 students
African American 0.6% 2 students
white 1.0% 38 students
hispanic 1.8% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Nuclear Engineering	$51,780	$75,204	$83,022
Chemical Engineering	$52,711	$66,653	$77,746
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$68,868	$69,338	$77,015
Mechanical Engineering	$67,222	$66,377	$73,965
Computer Science	$67,418	$65,387	$70,243
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$46,182	$53,358	$64,498
Industrial Engineering	$72,052	$69,338	$64,267
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$54,186	$56,641	$63,928
Civil Engineering	$57,677	$56,901	$63,450
Accounting and Related Services	$50,816	$45,794	$61,866
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$53,150	$54,109	$61,691
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,030	$55,590	$60,930
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$51,956	$52,584	$55,957
Finance and Financial Management Services	$47,575	$50,105	$55,459
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$42,988	$36,401	$52,030
Human Resources Management and Services	$40,500	$40,140	$51,587
Business/Managerial Economics	$47,337	$46,087	$51,324
Economics	$36,158	$43,426	$51,095
Architecture	$46,245	$47,260	$50,381
Marketing	$41,633	$43,054	$48,354
Hospitality Administration/Management	$36,105	$39,009	$46,980
Soil Sciences	$54,798	$37,928	$44,068
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$35,884	$36,111	$43,344
Design and Applied Arts	$38,452	$38,829	$41,736
Mathematics	$35,756	$34,420	$41,115
Food Science and Technology	$38,091	$35,594	$41,090
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$26,353	$40,850
Communication and Media Studies	$35,138	$35,307	$40,559
Nutrition Sciences	$16,553	$21,234	$39,915
Sociology	$32,132	$34,755	$38,958
Political Science and Government	$28,920	$31,795	$38,923
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,959	$26,907	$38,559
Journalism	$28,367	$33,459	$38,026
History	$24,567	$28,816	$37,547
Social Work	$28,766	$30,119	$34,959
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$24,615	$34,922
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$32,266	$32,213	$34,667
Anthropology	$24,635	$29,467	$34,233
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$33,786	$30,409	$33,866
Psychology, General	$25,106	$27,961	$33,525
Animal Sciences	$25,669	$27,024	$33,065
Biology, General	$22,206	$25,774	$33,040
English Language and Literature, General	$24,805	$26,933	$32,683
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$27,600	$26,353	$32,327
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$30,095	$28,816	$32,323
Chemistry	NA	$27,668	$31,374
Fine and Studio Arts	$24,843	$24,499	$29,641
Music	$30,848	$26,353	$29,177
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$19,769	$19,749	$25,650
Plant Sciences	$33,676	$23,649	$25,633
Physics	$27,639	NA	NA
Agricultural Public Services	$22,464	$32,569	NA
Forestry	$27,822	NA	NA
Geography and Cartography	$36,789	$40,485	NA
Computer Engineering	$68,618	$58,390	NA
Materials Engineering	NA	$58,221	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$31,325	$30,771	NA
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$32,563	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$84,024	$99,662	$108,614
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$101,446	$99,251	$108,409
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$98,080	$91,502	$90,345
Civil Engineering	$63,642	$66,541	$76,731
Accounting and Related Services	$62,837	$63,005	$75,230
Public Health	$46,972	$51,273	$61,525
Architecture	NA	$49,621	$55,471
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$34,413	$39,909	$46,867
Library Science and Administration	$40,130	$42,123	$45,858
Social Work	$39,989	$41,007	$44,891
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$42,123	$42,068	$43,054
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$42,866	$38,721	$41,405
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$39,480	$41,725	$40,958
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$40,792	$39,729	$40,609
Music	$32,313	$27,476	$29,136
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$57,318	NA
Human Resources Management and Services	$43,598	$57,318	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$38,289	NA
Mechanical Engineering	NA	$90,412	NA
Industrial Engineering	$99,284	NA	NA
Public Policy Analysis	$45,029	NA	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$35,321	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	NA	$138,932	$149,763
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	NA	$121,650	$124,189
Veterinary Medicine	$77,968	NA	$82,289
Law	$54,708	$56,890	$70,612
Medicine	NA	$55,512	$59,383
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$75,832	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Education, General	$69,723	$61,516	$68,978
Nuclear Engineering	NA	$75,204	NA
Chemistry	NA	$49,683	NA
Mathematics	NA	$49,683	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Social Work	$38,517	$42,309	$39,233

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