UMSL's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Missouri-St Louis 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 Missouri-St Louis students is 57.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 60.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 53.7%.

57.6%

asian 62.5% 10 students
African American 45.0% 41 students
white 61.2% 175 students
unknown 54.6% 12 students
hispanic 30.0% 6 students
International Students 80.5% 33 students
Mixed Race 38.9% 7 students

Drop Out

University of Missouri-St Louis has an overall drop-out rate of 39.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 42.1% and 36.8% respectively.

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

39.0%

asian 37.5% 6 students
African American 50.6% 46 students
white 36.4% 104 students
unknown 31.8% 7 students
hispanic 65.0% 13 students
International Students 17.1% 7 students
Mixed Race 55.6% 10 students

Still Enrolled

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

3.4%

African American 4.4% 4 students
white 2.4% 7 students
unknown 13.6% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,288	$72,714	$80,937
Computer Science	$64,659	$61,814	$78,002
Management Information Systems and Services	NA	$58,943	$69,163
Mechanical Engineering	$63,661	$60,523	$67,691
Civil Engineering	$59,713	$59,350	$61,121
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$56,247	$56,845	$58,470
Accounting and Related Services	$46,496	$46,718	$55,589
Economics	$45,955	$44,942	$47,782
Business/Commerce, General	$42,968	$40,035	$46,032
Biology, General	$34,686	$33,281	$44,003
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$42,918	$33,687	$41,918
Political Science and Government	$31,722	$32,569	$40,247
Criminology	$34,470	$33,993	$38,257
Sociology	$27,501	$29,956	$36,974
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$34,025	$35,518	$35,940
Psychology, General	$30,033	$31,057	$35,683
English Language and Literature, General	$29,810	$29,685	$34,666
History	$28,788	$38,289	$34,082
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$32,631	$30,907	$33,903
Communication and Media Studies	$32,213	$31,205	$33,883
Social Work	$33,912	$28,918	$33,717
Fine and Studio Arts	$33,777	$33,007	$33,626
Anthropology	NA	$20,140	$30,805
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$21,454	$20,140	$30,712
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$50,467	NA	NA
Music	NA	$32,284	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$18,771	NA
Chemistry	$44,244	$40,896	NA
Mathematics	$46,610	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$33,993	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$38,289	NA
Education, General	$29,599	$21,964	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$87,517	$79,389	$94,521
Business/Commerce, General	$83,539	$80,718	$90,859
Accounting and Related Services	$58,377	$60,523	$68,717
Educational Administration and Supervision	$46,324	$44,691	$50,265
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$47,595	$48,345
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$42,682	$47,823
Social Work	$39,875	$45,647	$47,489
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,783	$43,319	$43,449
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$40,063	$38,144	$40,754
History	$34,243	NA	NA
Public Administration	NA	$63,005	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$38,844	$45,696	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Education, General	$64,601	$67,995	$69,713
Psychology, General	NA	$78,343	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$43,494	$47,260	$48,951
Special Education and Teaching	$48,304	$46,087	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Optometry	$88,537	$95,376	$107,901

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