UIowa's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Iowa 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 Iowa students is 73.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 75.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 71.0%.

73.7%

asian 72.9% 159 students
African American 59.4% 123 students
white 76.4% 2,569 students
unknown 73.5% 25 students
hawaiian 100.0% 2 students
hispanic 64.7% 302 students
International Students 75.6% 294 students
Mixed Race 58.4% 90 students

Drop Out

University of Iowa has an overall drop-out rate of 7.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 10.1% and 4.8% respectively.

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

7.2%

asian 6.9% 15 students
African American 10.1% 21 students
white 4.8% 163 students
unknown 5.9% 2 students
hispanic 9.6% 45 students
International Students 20.3% 79 students
Mixed Race 13.6% 21 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Iowa at a rate of 17.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 18.3%, and male students' 17.0%

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

17.7%

asian 16.1% 35 students
African American 28.5% 59 students
white 17.7% 594 students
unknown 14.7% 5 students
hispanic 24.6% 115 students
International Students 1.8% 7 students
Mixed Race 27.3% 42 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.4%

asian 4.1% 9 students
African American 1.9% 4 students
white 1.1% 37 students
unknown 5.9% 2 students
hispanic 1.1% 5 students
International Students 2.3% 9 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$72,973	$69,657	$80,787
Industrial Engineering	$67,231	$71,351	$80,592
Chemical Engineering	$64,942	$64,990	$71,106
Mechanical Engineering	$63,367	$64,581	$69,465
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$58,967	$62,260	$69,238
Accounting and Related Services	$56,188	$59,029	$68,215
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$51,874	$56,867	$67,046
Finance and Financial Management Services	$52,516	$54,073	$65,646
Civil Engineering	$61,039	$61,651	$65,316
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$57,434	$54,835	$64,658
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$59,083	$60,854	$61,438
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$39,929	$41,193	$58,832
Marketing	$48,634	$46,589	$56,746
Human Resources Management and Services	$46,918	$48,041	$55,801
Economics	$42,807	$44,389	$55,645
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$53,518	$50,022	$52,654
Mathematics	$45,811	$57,318	$51,740
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)	$33,148	$39,585	$49,010
Communication and Media Studies	$37,289	$41,126	$48,036
International Relations and National Security Studies	$37,556	$35,274	$46,454
Political Science and Government	$37,220	$36,914	$46,097
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$37,499	$37,363	$45,826
Journalism	$34,092	$35,772	$44,179
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$26,145	$30,926	$42,178
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$31,109	$31,928	$41,986
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$38,648	$37,947	$41,604
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$31,686	$36,150	$41,413
Biology, General	$30,684	$33,459	$40,883
History	$26,945	$37,928	$40,075
Sociology	$32,195	$30,988	$39,985
Social Work	$30,698	$32,772	$39,388
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$24,266	$33,993	$39,260
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$28,092	$28,462	$39,259
Psychology, General	$30,834	$31,290	$37,929
Dance	$26,423	$24,421	$37,715
Fine and Studio Arts	$30,057	$30,771	$36,789
International/Global Studies	$21,136	$29,322	$36,271
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$25,923	$25,194	$35,720
Anthropology	$28,973	$25,967	$34,929
English Language and Literature, General	$28,072	$26,894	$33,856
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$26,443	$25,580	$27,317
Business/Commerce, General	NA	$36,941	NA
Geography and Cartography	NA	$33,993	NA
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$29,685	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$20,140	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,689	NA	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$28,751	$25,194	NA
Area Studies	NA	$33,993	NA
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	$28,536	NA	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$33,574	$32,925	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$33,933	$38,289	NA
Religion/Religious Studies	NA	$32,569	NA
Chemistry	$31,178	$36,312	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$22,731	$22,920	NA
Music	$32,047	$32,925	NA
Criminology	$35,879	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$95,222	$96,991	$113,045
Public Health	$65,863	$69,757	$81,687
Accounting and Related Services	$59,094	$65,387	$78,583
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$54,674	$52,941	$61,081
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$42,822	$51,273	$58,280
Educational Administration and Supervision	$47,427	$48,198	$54,486
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	NA	$45,249	$49,120
Social Work	$43,677	$47,361	$48,620
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$44,487	$47,260	$47,986
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$46,836	$48,198	$47,726
Library Science and Administration	$44,367	$43,128	$46,830
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$22,727	$41,219
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$36,941	$41,115
Fine and Studio Arts	$31,644	$33,993	$38,043
Journalism	$58,612	$64,493	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$82,289	NA	NA
Music	$25,587	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$107,534	$103,913	$108,049
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$66,862	$64,629	$69,041
Music	NA	$33,993	$43,683
English Language and Literature, General	$44,792	NA	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	NA	$57,318	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$62,536	$82,440	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$73,075	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$101,571	NA	NA
Finance and Financial Management Services	$85,403	NA	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$91,411	NA	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$99,200	NA	NA
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$186,575	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$125,938	$134,155	$142,171
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$85,649	$112,215	$121,442
Law	$61,283	$69,338	$81,057
Medicine	$58,051	$58,759	$67,686

Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$97,071	NA

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