UMD's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Maryland-College Park 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 Maryland-College Park students is 87.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 88.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 86.9%.

87.7%

asian 92.6% 671 students
African American 82.4% 394 students
white 87.6% 1,819 students
unknown 91.8% 56 students
hawaiian 80.0% 4 students
hispanic 86.3% 315 students
International Students 88.8% 87 students
Mixed Race 82.9% 136 students

Drop Out

University of Maryland-College Park has an overall drop-out rate of 4.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 4.8% and 2.9% respectively.

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

4.0%

asian 2.2% 16 students
African American 7.3% 35 students
white 3.7% 77 students
hispanic 4.4% 16 students
International Students 8.2% 8 students
Mixed Race 3.0% 5 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Maryland-College Park at a rate of 7.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 8.2%, and male students' 7.2%

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

7.7%

asian 4.8% 35 students
African American 9.0% 43 students
white 8.1% 169 students
unknown 3.3% 2 students
hispanic 8.5% 31 students
International Students 3.1% 3 students
Mixed Race 12.8% 21 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.7%

asian 0.4% 3 students
African American 1.3% 6 students
white 0.6% 12 students
unknown 3.3% 2 students
hispanic 0.8% 3 students
Mixed Race 1.2% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$84,727	$84,653	$99,501
Computer Engineering	$88,418	$80,466	$92,230
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$67,675	$72,762	$83,667
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$74,798	$71,761	$82,867
Information Science/Studies	$67,391	$66,485	$82,784
Finance and Financial Management Services	$66,615	$68,079	$81,443
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$66,447	$67,899	$79,671
Mechanical Engineering	$69,594	$69,691	$79,242
Materials Engineering	$61,034	$66,325	$77,167
Agricultural Engineering	$60,946	$73,164	$76,718
Engineering, Other	$68,270	$69,897	$76,265
Mathematics	$56,839	$60,771	$74,757
Civil Engineering	$64,651	$67,420	$73,846
Chemical Engineering	$68,178	$63,005	$72,968
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,679	$59,314	$72,650
Accounting and Related Services	$61,982	$64,387	$72,087
Marketing	$53,691	$51,773	$65,525
Economics	$49,898	$51,760	$60,662
Agricultural Business and Management	$42,147	$45,128	$57,765
Architecture	$46,586	$46,087	$57,498
International Business	$57,661	$52,733	$56,956
Geography and Cartography	$43,789	$39,832	$56,035
Communication and Media Studies	$41,724	$46,947	$56,006
Physics	$48,534	$47,260	$55,262
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$27,309	$22,094	$52,057
Food Science and Technology	$27,873	$39,729	$51,963
Criminology	$36,992	$43,585	$51,736
Political Science and Government	$42,670	$43,128	$51,160
Agriculture, General	NA	$50,439	$51,090
Journalism	$38,316	$39,559	$50,859
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,052	$47,478	$49,928
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,536	$36,533	$48,290
Area Studies	$36,080	$38,829	$47,005
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$34,497	$34,908	$45,914
Sociology	$34,960	$36,129	$45,449
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$42,868	$45,283
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$37,951	$35,060	$45,210
Fine and Studio Arts	$35,028	$36,048	$44,553
Public Health	$37,791	$39,909	$44,207
History	$34,299	$37,808	$43,139
Anthropology	$22,281	$39,729	$42,588
English Language and Literature, General	$36,128	$33,604	$42,568
Psychology, General	$31,658	$33,779	$41,530
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$33,385	$36,815	$40,902
Animal Sciences	$35,248	$31,042	$39,945
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$31,708	$30,616	$38,543
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$36,711	$29,250	$37,209
Biology, General	$24,993	$25,484	$37,198
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$24,871	$38,559	$36,575
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$21,114	$21,703	$26,413
Landscape Architecture	$45,481	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$32,351	$21,234	NA
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$30,773	$50,856	NA
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$36,848	NA
Chemistry	$50,176	$33,993	NA
Physical Sciences	NA	$52,107	NA
Music	NA	$38,289	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$24,541	NA	NA
Philosophy	NA	$33,281	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$108,765	$106,102	$116,295
Engineering, General	$86,533	$94,112	$102,555
Business/Commerce, General	$93,018	$94,408	$101,716
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$67,863	$64,756	$77,103
Public Policy Analysis	$61,235	$63,402	$76,207
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NA	$66,077	$72,771
Public Health	$63,420	$60,771	$72,296
Accounting and Related Services	$63,334	$68,778	$70,642
Architecture	$62,829	$59,042	$64,899
Urban Studies/Affairs	$60,570	$55,512	$60,730
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$54,820	$57,995	$58,873
Curriculum and Instruction	$54,184	$52,897	$56,838
Special Education and Teaching	$52,614	$54,275	$56,494
Educational Administration and Supervision	$53,792	$53,108	$54,769
Library Science and Administration	$49,873	$51,077	$53,529
Journalism	NA	$38,289	$43,437
Music	$25,939	$25,774	$32,140
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	NA	$42,682	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$61,852	NA	NA
Information Science/Studies	$93,663	$71,643	NA
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	NA	$101,746	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$60,135	NA	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$39,927	NA
Biology, General	NA	$58,673	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$125,155	$112,923	$112,074
Physics	NA	$72,899	$92,830
Music	NA	$29,685	$46,107
Chemistry	NA	$73,949	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$63,005	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$58,194	$58,673	NA

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