UofL's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Louisville 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 Louisville students is 62.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 62.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 62.1%.

62.5%

asian 79.2% 84 students
African American 56.7% 140 students
white 63.6% 1,290 students
hispanic 55.4% 61 students
International Students 58.3% 14 students
Mixed Race 49.3% 69 students

Drop Out

University of Louisville has an overall drop-out rate of 35.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 35.4% and 36.1% respectively.

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

35.7%

asian 19.8% 21 students
African American 41.7% 103 students
white 34.6% 702 students
hispanic 42.7% 47 students
International Students 41.7% 10 students
Mixed Race 47.1% 66 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.8%

African American 1.6% 4 students
white 1.8% 36 students
hispanic 1.8% 2 students
Mixed Race 3.6% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$64,323	$68,499	$85,784
Chemical Engineering	$67,646	$77,715	$80,758
Mechanical Engineering	$65,414	$62,632	$77,209
Management Information Systems and Services	$54,900	$63,005	$74,379
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,717	$68,778	$73,830
Civil Engineering	NA	$60,523	$72,684
Business/Managerial Economics	$35,891	$42,682	$60,808
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$58,080	$58,264	$57,580
Accounting and Related Services	$49,151	$50,952	$57,334
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$50,008	$50,760	$50,572
Marketing	$37,794	$42,495	$49,857
Finance and Financial Management Services	$48,340	$45,500	$47,718
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$48,208	$46,869	$43,769
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$32,997	$36,810	$43,728
Communication and Media Studies	$33,404	$33,993	$39,235
Mathematics	$35,234	$40,485	$38,750
Political Science and Government	$33,268	$30,988	$38,377
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,102	$36,255	$38,361
Biology, General	$24,359	$29,685	$37,428
Sociology	$29,123	$33,637	$37,352
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,907	$31,196	$36,164
Music	$19,662	$27,439	$35,467
Psychology, General	$29,373	$30,554	$34,612
Geography and Cartography	$35,740	$27,669	$34,475
Social Work	$34,088	$29,250	$34,328
History	$29,058	$30,409	$33,584
Fine and Studio Arts	$28,833	$30,891	$32,996
Anthropology	$34,929	$21,166	$31,813
English Language and Literature, General	$28,377	$27,657	$31,712
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$22,847	$26,739	$25,414
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$26,463	NA	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$58,069	NA	NA
Industrial Engineering	$67,572	NA	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$35,274	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$24,284	$30,409	NA
American Sign Language	NA	$25,194	NA
Public Health	$32,213	NA	NA
Philosophy	NA	$21,508	NA
Chemistry	NA	$42,682	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$73,310	$95,473	$93,851
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$82,553	$79,967	$88,591
Mechanical Engineering	$82,531	$81,929	$86,731
Computer Engineering	$73,320	$73,446	$86,197
Engineering-Related Fields	$82,676	$74,953	$81,820
Business/Commerce, General	$75,195	$67,939	$80,421
Industrial Engineering	NA	$69,757	$78,519
Educational Administration and Supervision	$63,897	$56,114	$62,871
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$52,612	$61,020	$61,800
Civil Engineering	$64,042	$59,124	$61,441
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$51,274	$43,240	$51,952
Public Health	$48,244	$47,846	$50,994
Public Administration	$48,202	$42,682	$49,421
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$48,375	$44,418	$48,356
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$69,283	$41,565	$48,250
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$38,080	$44,542	$47,781
Special Education and Teaching	$42,971	$47,260	$46,594
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,652	$42,123	$45,483
Social Work	$40,801	$42,123	$43,904
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$37,698	$40,195	$40,416
Music	$18,151	$21,508	$22,419
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$44,747	NA
Chemical Engineering	$74,121	NA	NA
Accounting and Related Services	$57,477	NA	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$38,289	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$37,208	NA
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	NA	$163,702	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$84,160	NA	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$67,530	NA	NA
Biology, General	NA	$57,318	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$109,713	$119,805	$136,094
Medicine	$55,251	$57,471	$64,532
Law	$51,783	$47,260	$57,293

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Legal Support Services	NA	$37,568	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$83,177	$84,903

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