UCA's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Central Arkansas 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 University of Central Arkansas students is 49.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 52.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 44.8%.

49.4%

asian 62.0% 31 students
African American 36.3% 121 students
white 53.0% 704 students
hispanic 43.8% 46 students
International Students 68.8% 33 students
Mixed Race 37.0% 37 students

Drop Out

University of Central Arkansas has an overall drop-out rate of 19.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 25.6% and 15.2% respectively.

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

19.1%

asian 10.0% 5 students
African American 28.2% 94 students
white 16.5% 219 students
hispanic 20.0% 21 students
International Students 18.8% 9 students
Mixed Race 28.0% 28 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Central Arkansas at a rate of 29.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 30.9%, and male students' 27.6%

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

29.7%

asian 26.0% 13 students
African American 32.4% 108 students
white 29.3% 389 students
hispanic 34.3% 36 students
International Students 8.3% 4 students
Mixed Race 33.0% 33 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.8%

African American 3.0% 10 students
white 1.3% 17 students
unknown 40.0% 2 students
hispanic 1.9% 2 students
International Students 4.2% 2 students
Mixed Race 2.0% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$56,174	$58,842	$59,396
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$51,827	$52,107	$55,240
Accounting and Related Services	$45,080	$45,305	$52,677
Management Information Systems and Services	$48,462	$47,729	$52,542
Finance and Financial Management Services	$36,389	$44,021	$48,276
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$49,361	$43,575	$43,963
Business/Commerce, General	$41,417	$39,832	$43,795
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$27,087	$31,738	$41,888
Journalism	$30,505	$29,685	$39,629
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$39,792	$37,054	$39,340
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$28,960	$39,281
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,820	$38,491	$38,667
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$31,149	$35,518	$38,397
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$25,293	$30,891	$38,392
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$35,720	$35,518	$36,868
Marketing	$31,457	$31,314	$34,171
English Language and Literature, General	$28,531	$26,353	$33,344
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$25,502	$26,715	$32,161
Sociology	$25,262	$28,055	$31,792
Psychology, General	$24,926	$27,222	$31,702
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$27,609	$25,194	$31,053
History	$20,875	$27,048	$30,898
Fine and Studio Arts	$28,717	NA	$29,584
Biology, General	$23,535	$22,329	$27,421
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$23,000	NA	$23,112
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$20,766	$18,771	$17,771
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$32,164	NA	NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$29,826	NA	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$36,173	$41,565	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$24,986	$22,806	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$30,771	NA
Mathematics	$42,490	$39,927	NA
Chemistry	$29,438	$38,289	NA
Criminology	$27,665	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	$25,699	NA	NA
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$26,007	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$16,581	NA	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$21,508	NA
Music	$35,220	$38,289	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,284	$92,358	$96,070
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$61,696	$67,548	$65,753
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$52,787	$57,318	$57,030
Library Science, Other	$46,140	$47,260	$49,838
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$40,755	$48,432	$49,837
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$42,021	$41,725	$45,881
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$41,070	$41,565	$43,802
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$39,545	$41,021	$41,237
Education, General	NA	$46,087	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$40,284	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$43,611	NA	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,044	$48,432	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$58,999	$63,005	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$72,491	$70,736	$76,640

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