UCM's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Central Missouri 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 Missouri students is 52.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 57.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 46.2%.

52.5%

asian 75.0% 6 students
African American 33.8% 70 students
white 57.3% 702 students
unknown 63.6% 14 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 39.4% 26 students
International Students 43.8% 7 students
Mixed Race 38.2% 34 students

Drop Out

University of Central Missouri has an overall drop-out rate of 17.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 22.0% and 14.2% respectively.

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

17.5%

African American 23.2% 48 students
white 15.0% 184 students
unknown 18.2% 4 students
hispanic 28.8% 19 students
International Students 56.2% 9 students
Mixed Race 23.6% 21 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Central Missouri at a rate of 28.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 27.5%, and male students' 30.1%

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

28.6%

asian 25.0% 2 students
African American 41.1% 85 students
white 26.5% 325 students
unknown 13.6% 3 students
hispanic 31.8% 21 students
Mixed Race 34.8% 31 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.3%

African American 1.9% 4 students
white 1.1% 14 students
Mixed Race 3.4% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Construction Management	$61,468	$65,573	$66,888
Engineering Technology, General	$59,910	$59,937	$66,552
Computer Science	$47,256	$57,318	$65,487
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	$61,348	$58,402	$64,953
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$59,831	$58,131	$61,108
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$48,256	$57,860	$60,198
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$53,266	$54,154	$58,999
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	NA	$49,840	$51,605
Air Transportation	$48,026	NA	$51,114
Marketing	$38,106	$42,682	$51,089
Accounting and Related Services	$36,755	$45,500	$49,758
Finance and Financial Management Services	$40,548	$47,260	$49,730
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	NA	$43,798	$49,159
Communication and Media Studies	$30,761	$35,518	$46,444
Economics	$39,925	$43,240	$45,965
Homeland Security	$44,876	$47,118	$44,332
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$43,158	$44,021	$43,885
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,231	$34,364	$42,212
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$27,206	$34,526	$39,834
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$34,020	$34,908	$39,800
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$35,915	$36,488	$39,436
Social Work	$29,402	$32,569	$38,159
Agricultural Business and Management	$40,019	$36,674	$38,027
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$29,806	$30,119	$37,571
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$31,346	$33,459	$37,236
Design and Applied Arts	$30,171	$33,637	$36,600
Biology, General	$27,289	$29,902	$34,960
Special Education and Teaching	$33,146	$33,726	$33,234
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$26,888	$25,580	$32,889
Psychology, General	NA	$27,710	$31,863
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$30,602	$29,341	$31,271
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$30,474	$30,475	$30,699
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$29,752	$23,930	$28,107
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	NA	$21,781	$28,036
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$22,192	$27,323
Fine and Studio Arts	$21,099	$22,192	$22,527
History	NA	$29,685	NA
Graphic Communications	$40,481	NA	NA
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$32,821	$33,993	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	NA	$59,124	NA
Sociology	NA	$29,685	NA
Education, Other	$31,653	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$28,019	NA
Music	NA	$31,839	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	$28,848	NA	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$39,748	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$30,771	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,344	$98,137	$102,568
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	$71,020	$72,762	$75,770
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,391	$55,286	$61,308
Accounting and Related Services	$51,812	$55,512	$59,625
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$53,170	$45,119	$50,821
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$39,720	$44,356	$47,872
Educational Administration and Supervision	$48,594	$46,820	$47,805
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$42,260	$44,170	$47,385
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$40,528	$46,478	$47,255
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,601	$39,729	$41,270
Communication and Media Studies	$41,040	$39,909	$40,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$39,287	$40,281	$38,190
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$36,724	$35,416	$34,421
Industrial Engineering	$65,418	NA	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$33,565	NA
Music	NA	$40,188	NA
Library Science and Administration	$40,901	$40,461	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$41,554	NA	NA

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