UIC's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Illinois Chicago 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 Illinois Chicago students is 62.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 63.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 60.6%.

62.3%

asian 73.8% 604 students
African American 51.6% 162 students
white 66.5% 622 students
unknown 72.2% 13 students
hawaiian 57.1% 4 students
hispanic 54.0% 624 students
International Students 64.7% 66 students
Mixed Race 53.8% 56 students

Drop Out

University of Illinois Chicago has an overall drop-out rate of 35.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 35.8% and 34.2% respectively.

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

35.0%

asian 23.3% 191 students
African American 46.5% 146 students
white 31.4% 294 students
unknown 27.8% 5 students
hawaiian 42.9% 3 students
hispanic 42.5% 491 students
International Students 33.3% 34 students
Mixed Race 41.4% 43 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.8%

asian 2.9% 24 students
African American 1.9% 6 students
white 2.0% 19 students
hispanic 3.5% 40 students
International Students 2.0% 2 students
Mixed Race 4.8% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$73,060	$68,153	$80,429
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$64,975	$70,610	$78,062
Chemical Engineering	$59,645	$60,714	$70,631
Industrial Engineering	$69,412	$59,576	$70,258
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$65,021	$66,394	$69,702
Mechanical Engineering	$60,931	$63,005	$69,101
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$42,675	$53,358	$69,094
Mathematics and Computer Science	$40,536	$50,856	$64,938
Civil Engineering	$61,644	$61,839	$64,361
Information Science/Studies	$51,817	$54,835	$62,216
Computer Engineering	$67,853	$64,493	$61,896
Accounting and Related Services	$53,944	$51,829	$57,779
Finance and Financial Management Services	$46,076	$50,132	$55,127
Economics	$43,239	$43,426	$54,041
Mathematics	$39,717	$33,993	$52,641
Marketing	$37,997	$42,086	$51,260
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$39,064	$46,087	$50,444
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$44,102	$40,228	$47,706
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$37,263	$42,682	$46,595
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$38,785	$42,123	$45,849
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,894	$42,682	$45,271
Architecture	$41,198	$39,009	$44,386
Communication and Media Studies	$31,434	$37,363	$41,842
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$29,899	$28,960	$41,495
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,572	$33,993	$41,028
Public Health	$29,845	$37,980	$39,740
Chemistry	$36,142	$33,281	$39,677
Political Science and Government	$31,417	$30,771	$39,174
Sociology	$30,444	$32,028	$38,674
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$27,765	$34,603	$38,110
Biology, General	$23,743	$28,362	$37,701
Psychology, General	$29,771	$30,731	$36,784
Design and Applied Arts	$33,866	$26,643	$36,668
Urban Studies/Affairs	$39,983	$21,508	$36,329
English Language and Literature, General	$24,209	$31,236	$35,831
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$28,879	$29,250	$34,820
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,247	$27,461	$34,212
History	$24,997	$28,870	$33,643
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$24,167	$28,236	$33,066
Anthropology	$19,406	$24,035	$27,972
Area Studies	$32,968	$30,554	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$57,318	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$23,332	$25,967	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$36,736	NA	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$29,006	NA	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$18,711	$22,424	NA
Statistics	$48,050	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$79,216	$94,021	$100,439
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$85,284	$91,744	$96,488
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$114,258	NA	$93,942
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$79,271	$80,189	$92,984
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$60,548	$66,821	$70,439
Accounting and Related Services	$60,153	$63,180	$69,950
Public Health	$60,803	$57,060	$68,954
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	NA	$57,318	$63,092
Public Administration	$52,003	$56,979	$61,273
Architecture	$49,291	$53,984	$61,005
Special Education and Teaching	$59,161	$61,814	$58,977
Educational Administration and Supervision	$56,131	$57,441	$58,818
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$50,266	$52,822	$54,381
Museology/Museum Studies	NA	$46,478	$53,947
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$48,629	$44,542	$51,312
Social Work	$44,534	$43,182	$48,397
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$46,300	$47,260	$47,838
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$59,735	$46,087	$47,282
Civil Engineering	$61,609	$75,921	NA
Computer Systems Analysis	$79,008	$77,213	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$53,729	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$57,039	$51,273	NA
Engineering, General	$78,310	$81,498	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$72,619	NA	NA
Engineering, Other	NA	$84,653	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$42,682	NA
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	NA	$208,572	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$108,092	$115,765
Psychology, General	$52,905	$74,576	$85,772
Law	$52,399	NA	$65,009
Curriculum and Instruction	$58,395	NA	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$121,733	NA	NA
Public Health	$82,651	$106,421	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$44,942	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$80,152	$111,220	$124,034
Dentistry	$97,991	$101,278	$108,049
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$70,071	$70,953	$74,220
Medicine	$58,073	$57,860	$66,676
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$102,915	NA	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$57,545	$58,221	$54,087
Social Work	NA	$41,789	$47,638
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$224,715	$169,894	NA

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