UMN's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 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 Minnesota-Twin Cities students is 84.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 85.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 82.2%.

84.2%

asian 86.2% 469 students
African American 72.0% 144 students
white 85.0% 3,584 students
unknown 78.6% 22 students
hawaiian 100.0% 4 students
hispanic 76.8% 159 students
International Students 85.2% 265 students
Mixed Race 80.5% 190 students

Drop Out

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has an overall drop-out rate of 5.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 6.8% and 4.0% respectively.

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

5.2%

asian 4.8% 26 students
African American 10.5% 21 students
white 4.3% 182 students
hispanic 9.7% 20 students
International Students 12.5% 39 students
Mixed Race 5.9% 14 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Minnesota-Twin Cities at a rate of 9.3% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 9.5%, and male students' 9.1%

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

9.3%

asian 7.2% 39 students
African American 15.5% 31 students
white 9.7% 409 students
unknown 17.9% 5 students
hispanic 11.1% 23 students
International Students 0.6% 2 students
Mixed Race 11.9% 28 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.2%

asian 1.8% 10 students
African American 2.0% 4 students
white 1.0% 41 students
hispanic 2.4% 5 students
International Students 1.6% 5 students
Mixed Race 1.7% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Systems Analysis	$70,084	$73,446	$83,343
Computer Science	$69,239	$72,286	$82,926
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	$67,261	$69,338	$82,547
Computer Engineering	$74,091	$72,022	$79,753
Chemical Engineering	$68,745	$70,176	$79,071
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,508	$68,943	$78,938
Mechanical Engineering	$67,213	$68,047	$76,677
Finance and Financial Management Services	$62,103	$64,659	$76,219
Industrial Engineering	$67,765	$67,846	$74,758
Materials Engineering	$60,883	$62,632	$74,282
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	NA	$66,541	$74,132
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	$64,669	$60,433	$73,951
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$52,608	$64,990	$72,282
Accounting and Related Services	$58,714	$60,594	$71,019
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,473	$57,564	$70,389
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$64,533	$64,328	$70,174
Agricultural Engineering	$56,730	$65,238	$69,966
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$64,283	$65,723	$69,354
Mathematics	$52,164	$57,318	$67,910
Marketing	$55,784	$56,681	$67,084
Civil Engineering	$61,830	$61,603	$63,809
Economics	$50,320	$52,584	$63,769
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$41,065	$49,270	$62,760
Statistics	$47,509	$49,058	$61,211
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$50,056	$51,482	$60,455
Chemistry	$41,794	$39,969	$59,673
Agricultural Business and Management	$46,205	$53,984	$56,759
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$65,455	$59,576	$56,638
Physics	$55,327	$34,847	$56,175
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	$51,139	$44,244	$54,958
Human Resources Management and Services	$45,223	$48,237	$53,686
Food Science and Technology	$42,584	$49,370	$53,162
Education, Other	$42,401	$43,399	$52,263
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$30,147	$36,848	$51,805
Design and Applied Arts	$40,607	$43,984	$50,064
Architecture	$44,309	$41,044	$48,645
Journalism	$38,410	$40,298	$48,155
Political Science and Government	$36,359	$36,294	$47,549
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$36,991	$38,424	$47,437
Environmental Design	NA	$32,382	$47,300
Geography and Cartography	$32,755	$35,988	$46,988
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$36,615	$38,498	$45,885
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$33,230	$36,488	$45,794
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$30,300	$34,393	$45,498
Nutrition Sciences	$32,818	$34,603	$45,494
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$30,581	$41,342	$45,009
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$27,499	$35,060	$44,552
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$29,804	$32,284	$44,394
Urban Studies/Affairs	$38,534	$35,701	$44,364
Biology, General	$30,340	$35,664	$43,633
International Relations and National Security Studies	$31,291	$32,772	$43,161
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$46,969	$43,798	$43,075
Criminology	$35,727	$35,416	$43,060
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$41,929	$39,909	$42,658
Animal Sciences	$33,990	$31,042	$42,104
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$29,573	$35,274	$42,082
Apparel and Textiles	$38,695	$31,133	$42,034
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$33,236	$33,687	$41,736
Psychology, General	$34,392	$35,432	$41,264
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$30,316	$25,525	$40,657
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$34,575	$34,927	$40,366
Sociology	$30,804	$35,518	$39,550
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$20,951	$23,456	$39,168
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$34,643	NA	$38,978
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$29,238	$28,055	$38,201
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$32,650	$28,381	$37,890
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$26,807	$31,907	$37,479
English Language and Literature, General	$31,451	$30,719	$36,997
Research and Experimental Psychology	$32,098	$33,859	$36,681
Anthropology	$25,331	$32,391	$36,399
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$18,468	$32,391	$36,146
Philosophy	$29,883	$25,194	$36,006
History	$30,668	$27,222	$34,593
Fine and Studio Arts	$30,608	$26,519	$33,393
Plant Sciences	$29,431	$24,615	$32,470
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,313	$23,134	$29,175
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$24,889	$21,781	$28,563
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	$24,363	$26,063	$28,452
Music	$25,186	$19,592	$23,969
Forestry	$39,187	$43,798	NA
Education, General	$40,200	NA	NA
Engineering, General	$62,547	NA	NA
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$50,537	NA	NA
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$36,815	NA	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$42,722	NA	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$28,217	$28,816	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$37,564	$26,933	NA
Dance	NA	$20,140	NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$52,474	NA	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$65,666	NA	NA
International Business	$56,320	$58,221	NA
Construction Management	$68,050	$75,204	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$117,587	$112,319	$124,271
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$65,819	$67,660	$71,224
Social Work	$50,156	$54,435	$56,344
Special Education and Teaching	$48,055	$52,107	$54,867
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,132	$45,816	$49,837
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$46,688	NA	NA
Architecture	$52,612	NA	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$51,762	NA	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	$50,145	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$41,925	NA	NA
Education, Other	$51,453	NA	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$84,971	NA	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$57,437	NA
Computer Engineering	$120,330	NA	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$71,776	NA	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$52,842	NA	NA
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$57,298	NA	NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$50,365	NA	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$45,170	NA	NA
Public Administration	$83,234	NA	NA
Public Policy Analysis	$56,210	NA	NA
Music	$30,712	NA	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$49,903	NA	NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$75,286	NA	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$54,096	NA	NA
Public Health	$59,252	$76,460	NA
Accounting and Related Services	$61,762	NA	NA
Human Resources Management and Services	$76,489	NA	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$92,199	NA	NA
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	$122,255	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$124,702	$140,032	$149,958
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$97,739	$121,673	$129,233
Veterinary Medicine	$76,570	NA	$85,198
Law	$63,597	$63,776	$74,757
Medicine	$56,839	$57,216	$70,669
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$74,477	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$79,444	NA	NA
Music	$26,419	NA	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$99,422	NA	NA

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