UTA's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of The University of Texas at Arlington 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 Texas at Arlington students is 51.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 54.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 48.2%.

51.1%

asian 60.9% 279 students
African American 41.4% 127 students
white 49.1% 399 students
unknown 63.6% 35 students
hawaiian 80.0% 4 students
hispanic 50.1% 407 students
International Students 55.4% 82 students
Mixed Race 47.2% 50 students

Drop Out

The University of Texas at Arlington has an overall drop-out rate of 14.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 16.2% and 11.8% respectively.

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

14.0%

asian 5.5% 25 students
African American 19.5% 60 students
white 11.8% 96 students
unknown 27.3% 15 students
hispanic 13.4% 109 students
International Students 37.2% 55 students
Mixed Race 17.0% 18 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of The University of Texas at Arlington at a rate of 30.8% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 30.6%, and male students' 31.0%

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

30.8%

asian 28.6% 131 students
African American 32.6% 100 students
white 36.6% 298 students
unknown 5.4% 3 students
hispanic 31.8% 258 students
International Students 4.7% 7 students
Mixed Race 32.1% 34 students

Still Enrolled

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

4.1%

asian 5.0% 23 students
African American 6.5% 20 students
white 2.5% 20 students
unknown 3.6% 2 students
hispanic 4.7% 38 students
International Students 2.7% 4 students
Mixed Race 3.8% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$71,966	$71,225	$84,138
Computer Science	$71,876	$69,897	$80,973
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$72,026	$72,515	$75,658
Industrial Engineering	$58,154	$67,202	$74,033
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$66,301	$66,461	$74,022
Mechanical Engineering	$63,839	$64,824	$71,937
Civil Engineering	$64,221	$62,534	$70,932
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$63,279	$55,693	$67,591
Information Science/Studies	$55,756	$57,110	$65,545
Accounting and Related Services	$49,770	$49,136	$54,644
Economics	$44,032	$50,856	$53,734
Physics	$39,091	$54,713	$53,415
Architecture	$42,460	$43,798	$52,112
Mathematics	$42,566	$48,935	$51,967
Finance and Financial Management Services	$47,904	$45,767	$51,588
Interior Architecture	NA	$44,091	$50,874
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$43,213	$43,128	$50,433
Management Information Systems and Services	$47,087	$43,240	$49,929
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$42,533	$41,631	$49,384
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$46,676	$46,577	$48,813
History	$36,648	$39,369	$48,730
Marketing	$41,181	$40,621	$48,101
International Business	$43,911	$39,009	$47,243
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$36,912	$43,319	$46,872
Music	$41,236	$40,768	$42,771
Sociology	$33,292	$35,416	$42,390
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$38,373	$37,568	$42,271
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$31,832	$31,996	$41,723
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$36,690	$38,289	$41,689
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$29,324	$34,942	$40,664
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,928	$36,968	$40,285
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,051	$34,277	$40,214
Social Work	$30,316	$33,500	$37,603
Political Science and Government	$29,298	$34,259	$37,467
English Language and Literature, General	$36,820	$34,420	$37,271
Biology, General	$25,484	$30,228	$37,093
Fine and Studio Arts	$30,411	$29,685	$34,606
Psychology, General	$27,209	$29,290	$34,544
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,329	$14,935	$22,093
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$28,325	$26,353	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$33,013	$33,993	NA
Chemistry	$43,151	NA	NA
Journalism	$25,900	$35,060	NA
Business/Managerial Economics	$45,249	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$25,194	NA
Anthropology	$21,425	NA	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$42,682	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$44,713	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$96,840	$106,421	$106,831
Civil Engineering	$65,487	$76,460	$85,393
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$73,152	$76,460	$85,109
Accounting and Related Services	$64,892	$63,817	$73,828
Taxation	NA	$65,573	$67,706
Architecture	$55,825	$58,823	$62,928
Public Administration	$58,811	$58,334	$62,017
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$60,164	$48,432	$61,380
Educational Administration and Supervision	$55,666	$54,902	$57,911
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$48,409	$54,463	$57,299
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$55,565	$52,941	$56,609
Curriculum and Instruction	$52,405	$51,491	$53,234
Social Work	$45,461	$46,168	$49,160
Information Science/Studies	$68,417	$73,299	NA
History	NA	$53,810	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NA	$57,318	NA
Human Resources Management and Services	NA	$64,990	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$79,375	$82,440	NA
Education, General	$45,569	$48,041	NA
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	NA	$80,862	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$49,019	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$53,245	$58,221	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$26,896	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$36,141	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$125,276	$135,393	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$55,512	NA

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