CU Anschutz's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus students is 48.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 51.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 42.9%.

48.0%

asian 60.8% 107 students
African American 54.7% 35 students
white 46.1% 255 students
unknown 50.0% 2 students
hispanic 44.7% 166 students
International Students 61.5% 16 students
Mixed Race 40.7% 33 students

Drop Out

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has an overall drop-out rate of 19.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 24.6% and 15.9% respectively.

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

19.5%

asian 13.6% 24 students
African American 23.4% 15 students
white 17.0% 94 students
unknown 50.0% 2 students
hispanic 22.6% 84 students
International Students 34.6% 9 students
Mixed Race 24.7% 20 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus at a rate of 28.5% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 29.1%, 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.

28.5%

asian 19.9% 35 students
African American 17.2% 11 students
white 33.3% 184 students
hispanic 28.3% 105 students
Mixed Race 32.1% 26 students

Still Enrolled

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

4.0%

asian 5.7% 10 students
African American 4.7% 3 students
white 3.6% 20 students
hispanic 4.3% 16 students
Mixed Race 2.5% 2 students

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$86,482	$89,184	$96,904
Finance and Financial Management Services	$72,510	$83,546	$96,592
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$88,154	$88,879	$92,077
Civil Engineering	$71,326	$79,284	$88,793
Information Science/Studies	$78,891	$77,401	$86,951
Accounting and Related Services	$62,159	$63,898	$75,389
Educational Administration and Supervision	$74,161	$67,660	$74,262
Library Science and Administration	$55,981	$63,749	$65,008
Public Administration	$59,634	$57,318	$63,395
Architecture	$53,395	$52,843	$60,852
Political Science and Government	NA	$49,019	$60,338
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$53,153	$54,192	$58,743
Public Health	$51,055	$50,856	$55,429
Curriculum and Instruction	$52,781	$50,439	$54,356
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$46,710	$47,260	$52,524
Landscape Architecture	NA	$47,260	$51,881
Special Education and Teaching	$51,201	$45,852	$50,372
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$39,153	$45,565
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$45,184	$39,369	$43,635
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,641	$39,009	$41,788
History	$40,369	$41,025	NA
Anthropology	NA	$42,682	NA
Marketing	NA	$63,005	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$86,394	NA	NA
Human Resources Management and Services	NA	$41,565	NA
Education, General	$42,535	NA	NA
Engineering, General	NA	$75,204	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$66,656	NA	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$71,587	NA	NA
Economics	NA	$74,576	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$38,289	NA
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$40,705	$38,289	NA
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	NA	$122,038	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	NA	$48,823	NA
Social Sciences, General	NA	$49,058	NA

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$70,065	$69,338	$79,249
Mechanical Engineering	$65,913	$64,899	$75,578
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$68,732	$66,355	$69,669
Civil Engineering	$62,699	$58,402	$63,669
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$59,258	$59,547	$63,548
Architecture	$37,782	$41,565	$54,747
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,506	$46,910	$53,533
Economics	$40,044	$47,260	$52,773
Mathematics	$52,987	$44,925	$51,381
Chemistry	NA	$47,260	$51,152
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$39,827	$39,729	$43,494
Geography and Cartography	$32,055	$37,478	$42,802
Communication and Media Studies	$37,733	$40,821	$41,286
Biology, General	$31,856	$33,490	$40,646
Fine and Studio Arts	$30,618	$30,616	$39,174
Psychology, General	$33,604	$33,850	$38,035
Political Science and Government	$36,350	$33,281	$37,499
Anthropology	$34,459	$34,420	$37,460
Public Health	$33,555	$32,925	$37,198
Research and Experimental Psychology	$33,411	$30,119	$37,058
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$21,688	$32,925	$36,136
Sociology	$29,663	$35,988	$35,902
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$29,956	$35,688
History	$36,472	NA	$34,672
International/Global Studies	$41,004	$32,711	$34,015
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$35,612	$32,925	$33,040
Music	$24,558	$27,077	$30,571
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$31,133	$29,714
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$25,094	$31,423	NA
Education, General	$35,571	NA	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$24,818	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$226,129	$234,763	$249,730
Dentistry	$117,562	$113,531	$132,598
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$90,407	$90,501	$98,484
Medicine	$58,461	$59,350	$68,689
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$67,096	$66,369	$66,206

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$100,224	$118,790	$127,463
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$120,041	$115,339	$121,537
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$67,101	$73,047

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$49,274	$53,775	$60,954

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