UConn's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Connecticut 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 Connecticut students is 83.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 86.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 79.0%.

83.1%

asian 86.6% 374 students
African American 75.7% 187 students
white 85.2% 1,829 students
unknown 86.3% 151 students
hawaiian 75.0% 3 students
hispanic 73.3% 233 students
International Students 79.8% 264 students
Mixed Race 78.8% 78 students

Drop Out

University of Connecticut has an overall drop-out rate of 6.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 9.2% and 4.2% respectively.

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

6.7%

asian 5.1% 22 students
African American 8.9% 22 students
white 4.8% 104 students
unknown 5.1% 9 students
hispanic 9.1% 29 students
International Students 16.9% 56 students
Mixed Race 7.1% 7 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Connecticut at a rate of 9.5% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 8.4%, and male students' 10.6%

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

9.5%

asian 7.4% 32 students
African American 15.4% 38 students
white 9.2% 197 students
unknown 7.4% 13 students
hispanic 17.0% 54 students
International Students 2.4% 8 students
Mixed Race 14.1% 14 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.8%

asian 0.9% 4 students
white 0.8% 18 students
unknown 1.1% 2 students
hispanic 0.6% 2 students
International Students 0.9% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$71,033	$79,473	$92,299
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$65,730	$67,846	$83,507
Computer Engineering	$71,802	$74,262	$80,707
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$54,011	$66,113	$76,972
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$72,181	$70,917	$75,588
Mechanical Engineering	$68,876	$69,013	$75,425
Chemical Engineering	$62,568	$66,989	$74,243
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$70,444	$70,783	$74,221
Finance and Financial Management Services	$63,392	$62,818	$73,884
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$62,219	$58,866	$73,807
Civil Engineering	$62,972	$67,061	$73,532
Health and Medical Administrative Services	NA	$63,005	$71,416
Accounting and Related Services	$65,893	$62,524	$70,919
Materials Engineering	$69,167	$61,303	$65,973
Marketing	$51,531	$52,107	$65,039
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$50,340	$52,733	$61,731
Statistics	$48,001	$49,962	$57,930
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$40,698	$41,205	$57,917
Economics	$47,530	$48,243	$57,464
Chemistry	$49,230	$36,941	$55,524
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$29,511	$32,162	$53,653
Mathematics	$42,265	$36,134	$51,708
Business/Commerce, General	$45,069	$44,542	$51,169
Communication and Media Studies	$35,353	$41,592	$51,062
Agricultural Business and Management	NA	$43,798	$50,343
Journalism	$31,444	$44,276	$50,213
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$40,256	$33,281	$48,668
Political Science and Government	$33,631	$40,555	$46,775
Biology, General	$29,040	$26,967	$46,336
Nutrition Sciences	$25,053	$29,141	$45,328
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$42,075	$38,485	$45,140
Sociology	$32,981	$35,060	$43,885
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$18,357	NA	$42,627
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$26,365	$25,194	$42,455
Psychology, General	$32,079	$33,184	$41,679
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$32,092	$33,459	$41,508
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$29,218	$38,289	$39,851
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$31,857	$30,047	$39,844
English Language and Literature, General	$27,713	$25,658	$39,357
History	$26,434	$23,745	$38,967
Animal Sciences	$25,314	$25,967	$38,962
Fine and Studio Arts	$28,740	$28,598	$38,760
Music	NA	$28,598	$36,090
Zoology/Animal Biology	$27,868	$30,771	$35,873
Anthropology	$29,630	$22,420	$31,424
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$29,439	$20,140	$29,957
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$31,019	$24,532	$29,587
Applied Mathematics	$68,050	$69,338	NA
Plant Sciences	$36,983	$45,696	NA
Area Studies	$29,732	NA	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$30,677	$29,685	NA
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$58,517	$58,221	NA
Industrial Engineering	$72,315	$82,440	NA
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$69,870	NA	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	NA	$36,560	NA
Urban Studies/Affairs	$23,132	$21,508	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$37,172	NA	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$33,993	NA
Physics	$33,424	$27,978	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	$33,189	$20,349	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	NA	$67,101	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$38,289	NA
Public Policy Analysis	$25,200	$20,140	NA
Geography and Cartography	NA	$41,565	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$102,306	$106,249	$123,588
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$106,347	$105,392	$111,865
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$93,087	$89,859	$106,919
Engineering, General	$92,556	$89,144	$95,923
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$78,037	$77,715	$89,989
Accounting and Related Services	$66,943	$69,775	$83,222
Civil Engineering	NA	$80,124	$78,877
Public Health	$46,106	$60,072	$72,710
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$58,581	$64,990	$67,136
Public Administration	$53,515	$57,995	$65,032
Educational Administration and Supervision	$46,947	$43,798	$54,423
Social Work	$49,675	$49,929	$53,769
Curriculum and Instruction	$47,654	$49,652	$52,527
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$48,279	$45,383	$50,767
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$50,383	$49,832	$50,646
Human Resources Management and Services	$78,835	NA	NA
Applied Mathematics	NA	$86,689	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$85,391	$115,339	$122,969
Psychology, General	NA	$59,124	$87,936
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$70,553	$72,320	$74,441
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$70,837	$69,338	$72,782

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$80,915	$95,473	$146,595
Law	$67,062	$73,348	$85,086
Medicine	$60,981	$60,262	$70,043

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$78,073	$86,621	$88,550
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$63,644	$53,358	$69,984

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