UofH's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Houston 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 Houston students is 62.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 68.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 56.4%.

62.0%

asian 69.9% 810 students
African American 54.3% 229 students
white 58.9% 498 students
unknown 64.9% 24 students
hawaiian 77.8% 7 students
hispanic 58.2% 689 students
International Students 69.1% 134 students
Mixed Race 60.8% 90 students

Drop Out

University of Houston has an overall drop-out rate of 25.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 28.6% and 21.8% respectively.

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

25.3%

asian 17.6% 204 students
African American 31.0% 131 students
white 29.2% 247 students
unknown 24.3% 9 students
hispanic 27.0% 320 students
International Students 28.9% 56 students
Mixed Race 29.7% 44 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Houston at a rate of 8.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 7.0%, and male students' 10.2%

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

8.7%

asian 8.7% 101 students
African American 10.2% 43 students
white 8.8% 74 students
unknown 10.8% 4 students
hispanic 9.5% 113 students
Mixed Race 8.8% 13 students

Still Enrolled

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

3.9%

asian 3.8% 44 students
African American 4.5% 19 students
white 3.2% 27 students
hispanic 5.2% 62 students
International Students 2.1% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Information Science/Studies	$52,557	$67,660	$90,735
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$75,967	$74,576	$85,834
Petroleum Engineering	$73,141	$67,380	$83,990
Industrial Engineering	$72,713	$73,530	$79,151
Mechanical Engineering	$68,022	$71,202	$78,108
Construction Engineering Technologies	$66,571	$66,060	$77,408
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$63,082	$61,516	$76,427
Chemical Engineering	$77,026	$55,512	$75,789
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$55,682	$67,899	$73,919
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$68,526	$68,858	$73,721
Civil Engineering	$65,253	$65,457	$70,229
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$61,329	$53,671	$67,239
Computer Systems Analysis	$55,675	$58,152	$65,468
Management Information Systems and Services	$57,394	$58,985	$65,364
Accounting and Related Services	$47,454	$49,111	$60,077
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$41,917	$46,087	$57,630
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$47,903	$49,358	$57,049
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$49,877	$50,804	$56,156
Architecture	$47,319	$49,019	$54,362
Finance and Financial Management Services	$45,390	$49,962	$54,088
Music	$49,557	$49,312	$52,788
Business/Corporate Communications	$39,832	$45,767	$52,124
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$38,637	$40,827	$51,868
Mathematics	$41,468	$48,767	$51,831
Chemistry	$42,259	$51,106	$50,582
Marketing	$46,988	$43,575	$50,244
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$49,029	$48,710	$49,359
Design and Applied Arts	$38,297	$43,426	$48,448
Communication and Media Studies	$37,185	$36,401	$47,961
Human Resources Management and Services	$40,455	$40,233	$47,879
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$36,173	$38,424	$45,925
Computer Software and Media Applications	$32,237	$36,275	$45,446
Economics	$42,417	$40,768	$44,936
Biotechnology	$38,691	$33,565	$44,557
Sociology	$26,255	$38,829	$43,547
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$30,401	$40,461	$43,144
Hospitality Administration/Management	$37,817	$38,455	$42,401
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	$34,981	$38,018	$42,382
Political Science and Government	$31,388	$37,671	$41,415
Anthropology	$24,527	$34,603	$41,286
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$59,493	$33,993	$41,126
History	$30,223	$33,281	$41,108
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$31,501	$35,861	$41,073
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$27,382	$29,250	$41,019
English Language and Literature, General	$36,587	$36,221	$39,027
Journalism	$30,425	$30,119	$37,888
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$27,152	$28,598	$37,712
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$23,158	$26,264	$37,371
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$25,544	$26,519	$37,179
Psychology, General	$31,245	$33,001	$36,660
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$24,089	$25,603	$35,824
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$29,345	$30,485	$35,626
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,051	$34,847	$35,231
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$30,274	$31,189	$34,480
Biology, General	$25,573	$23,233	$29,704
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$23,621	$20,140	$29,313
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$42,517	$36,848	NA
Computer Engineering	$74,393	NA	NA
American Sign Language	NA	$37,208	NA
Applied Mathematics	$30,343	NA	NA
Philosophy	$29,387	$29,685	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$15,377	$16,478	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	NA	$27,204	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$98,237	$92,563	$101,684
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$99,747	$71,015	$89,796
Human Resources Management and Services	$75,351	$71,957	$77,816
Accounting and Related Services	$63,558	$63,359	$71,954
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$63,012	$60,452	$63,378
Architecture	$55,510	$52,107	$57,389
Educational Administration and Supervision	$60,191	$49,990	$56,360
Curriculum and Instruction	$52,218	$53,358	$54,135
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$66,704	$51,607	$53,177
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$41,789	$44,925	$51,387
Social Work	$45,906	$48,971	$51,062
Music	$24,857	$41,193	$41,305
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$45,199	$25,194	$38,280
Hospitality Administration/Management	$39,570	$49,058	NA
Finance and Financial Management Services	NA	$122,038	NA
Mathematics	NA	$54,644	NA
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NA	$48,432	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$90,473	$69,338	NA
Petroleum Engineering	NA	$82,440	NA
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	$49,683	$57,318	NA
Law	$24,290	NA	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$44,384	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$42,144	NA	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$39,282	NA	NA
Economics	$71,768	NA	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$30,713	$30,409	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$83,905	$92,809	$101,554
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$73,615	$55,512	$76,806
History	NA	$37,208	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	$55,457	$53,984	NA
Music	NA	$43,798	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$110,469	$120,138	$121,476
Optometry	$91,785	$95,549	$99,780
Law	$70,167	$74,200	$87,533

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