UC-Cincinnati's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 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 Cincinnati-Main Campus students is 73.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 75.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 70.6%.

73.0%

asian 75.7% 112 students
African American 63.7% 172 students
white 73.9% 2,445 students
unknown 74.0% 176 students
hispanic 63.4% 85 students
International Students 80.7% 125 students
Mixed Race 68.0% 87 students

Drop Out

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus has an overall drop-out rate of 9.9% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 12.3% and 7.2% respectively.

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

9.9%

asian 9.5% 14 students
African American 16.7% 45 students
white 8.6% 283 students
unknown 13.4% 32 students
hispanic 12.7% 17 students
International Students 14.8% 23 students
Mixed Race 15.6% 20 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Cincinnati-Main Campus at a rate of 15.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 15.9%, and male students' 15.5%

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

15.6%

asian 12.2% 18 students
African American 17.0% 46 students
white 16.2% 536 students
unknown 12.6% 30 students
hawaiian 100.0% 2 students
hispanic 23.9% 32 students
Mixed Race 15.6% 20 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.5%

asian 2.7% 4 students
African American 2.6% 7 students
white 1.4% 46 students
International Students 3.9% 6 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemical Engineering	$73,396	$70,456	$84,425
Engineering, General	NA	$64,493	$76,699
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$73,190	$68,965	$74,560
Mechanical Engineering	$67,530	$68,890	$73,392
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$67,848	$64,990	$71,114
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$63,624	$59,576	$69,568
Civil Engineering	$63,928	$63,898	$69,520
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$51,806	$56,114	$68,625
Information Science/Studies	NA	$57,770	$68,616
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$57,367	$59,485	$67,975
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$63,504	$59,011	$66,929
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$58,703	$58,040	$66,293
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$60,467	$57,318	$61,265
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$64,156	$54,748	$56,682
Accounting and Related Services	$51,289	$49,064	$55,988
Finance and Financial Management Services	$52,015	$48,162	$55,779
Chemistry	$41,419	$45,794	$55,640
Design and Applied Arts	$50,148	$45,227	$54,821
Marketing	$43,198	$42,868	$50,842
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$41,435	$45,500	$48,584
Human Resources Management and Services	$41,545	$41,789	$47,766
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$28,023	$32,925	$45,347
Nutrition Sciences	$39,231	$35,416	$45,300
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	NA	$44,411
Communication and Media Studies	$36,661	$35,060	$41,901
International Relations and National Security Studies	$16,788	NA	$41,495
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,159	$33,410	$41,126
Biology, General	$32,063	$32,186	$40,262
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$27,520	$23,456	$37,415
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$31,433	$29,202	$37,208
Psychology, General	$30,899	$32,569	$36,617
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$33,734	$33,435	$36,523
Social Work	$31,671	$32,213	$35,536
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$24,565	$23,227	$35,430
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$30,047	$35,384
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$31,224	$30,228	$33,824
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,031	$24,808	$30,213
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$20,307	$23,456	$28,744
Architecture	$41,934	$36,852	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$43,408	NA	NA
Journalism	$29,194	$26,353	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$37,063	$40,458	NA
Computer Engineering	$72,230	NA	NA
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$64,034	NA	NA
Construction Engineering	$66,036	NA	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$26,739	NA
Legal Support Services	$40,399	$37,208	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$28,724	NA	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$28,968	NA	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$25,922	$24,035	NA
Mathematics	$37,802	NA	NA
Anthropology	NA	$25,194	NA
Economics	$44,415	$38,289	NA
Political Science and Government	$36,226	$29,685	NA
Sociology	$25,665	NA	NA
Music	$23,357	NA	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$29,377	$35,416	NA
International Business	NA	$26,353	NA
History	$34,755	$36,848	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$91,527	$94,013	$100,779
Mechanical Engineering	$86,273	$84,653	$93,490
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$78,329	$79,284	$87,500
Architecture	$53,394	$55,151	$67,229
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$76,715	$60,131	$66,918
Accounting and Related Services	$56,113	$54,053	$65,489
Curriculum and Instruction	$51,783	$49,787	$55,787
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$48,755	$43,302	$54,964
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$44,679	$47,260	$54,177
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$49,929	$47,846	$45,972
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$40,678	$41,789	$45,385
Social Work	$43,309	$41,631	$44,773
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$36,953	$38,289	$41,294
Music	$22,519	$22,578	$29,968
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$87,383	NA	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$53,735	NA	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$45,793	NA	NA
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$83,276	$84,021	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$8,836	NA	NA
Sustainability Studies	$45,011	NA	NA
Economics	$70,594	NA	NA
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$69,142	NA	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$85,489	NA	NA
Marketing	$47,012	$45,864	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$55,204	$46,673	$54,973
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$50,886	$55,286	$53,219
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$47,689	$44,942	$49,419
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$31,528	$28,055	$40,225
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$33,993	$36,862
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$34,034	$41,937	$35,363
Health and Medical Administrative Services	NA	$32,569	$33,977
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$24,287	$25,194	$29,400
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	NA	$27,822	NA
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	NA	$24,035	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	NA	$115,262	$120,730
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$70,630	$65,131	$69,317
Chemistry	$63,621	NA	NA
Music	$28,473	$23,351	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$119,805	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$56,247	$50,742	$61,846
Medicine	$57,221	$57,995	NA
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$112,556	NA	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$50,283	$52,107	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$114,191	NA	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$116,456	$105,967

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