UNLV's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Nevada-Las Vegas 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 Nevada-Las Vegas students is 47.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 50.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 42.5%.

47.2%

asian 57.3% 374 students
African American 33.7% 95 students
white 47.3% 514 students
unknown 66.7% 6 students
hawaiian 42.3% 22 students
hispanic 45.2% 490 students
International Students 77.4% 65 students
Mixed Race 39.5% 156 students

Drop Out

University of Nevada-Las Vegas has an overall drop-out rate of 44.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 47.6% and 42.4% respectively.

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

44.5%

asian 31.1% 203 students
African American 56.4% 159 students
white 46.6% 506 students
unknown 33.3% 3 students
hawaiian 57.7% 30 students
hispanic 45.2% 490 students
International Students 17.9% 15 students
Mixed Race 53.7% 212 students

Still Enrolled

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

8.3%

asian 11.6% 76 students
African American 9.9% 28 students
white 6.1% 66 students
hispanic 9.6% 104 students
International Students 4.8% 4 students
Mixed Race 6.8% 27 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$71,477	$75,313	$79,196
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$67,725	$70,296	$78,028
Computer Science	$54,877	$59,942	$73,118
Civil Engineering	$64,674	$61,681	$69,784
Mechanical Engineering	$59,374	$61,110	$68,445
Economics	$42,891	$46,087	$62,039
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$66,229	$56,716	$60,534
Accounting and Related Services	$49,951	$50,300	$58,092
Computer Engineering	$64,154	$46,087	$55,414
Finance and Financial Management Services	$45,691	$43,128	$52,447
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$35,837	$36,992	$47,333
Hospitality Administration/Management	$39,615	$42,073	$46,180
Marketing	$38,721	$43,426	$45,787
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$44,021	$44,457	$45,309
Political Science and Government	$33,589	$34,420	$44,298
International Business	$43,060	$36,848	$44,046
History	NA	$30,771	$42,828
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$33,653	$36,668	$42,703
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$36,656	$40,209	$41,164
Communication and Media Studies	$35,346	$33,281	$40,084
Public Administration	$41,658	$41,205	$38,603
Biology, General	$21,244	$26,224	$36,079
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$30,024	$29,685	$35,751
Sociology	$35,427	$25,658	$35,584
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,952	$28,443	$35,098
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$40,852	$26,121	$35,089
Human Services, General	$37,830	$31,314	$35,023
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$29,759	$33,281	$33,550
Fine and Studio Arts	$26,437	$29,092	$33,462
English Language and Literature, General	$23,693	$28,478	$33,107
Psychology, General	$29,390	$29,092	$32,575
Nutrition Sciences	$20,576	$28,753	$29,422
Anthropology	$29,212	NA	$28,377
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$21,455	$22,055	$27,825
Mathematics	$41,964	NA	NA
Philosophy	$27,214	$25,194	NA
Architecture	NA	$39,369	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$39,765	$43,798	NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$33,993	NA
Data Processing	$52,631	NA	NA
Social Work	$38,843	$40,017	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$43,025	$41,789	NA
Social Sciences, General	NA	$31,305	NA
Dance	$22,767	NA	NA
Design and Applied Arts	$34,183	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$31,846	NA	NA
Music	$35,326	$39,009	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$116,502	$99,683	$105,571
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$86,908	$90,856	$92,054
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$73,087	$84,653	$85,010
Hospitality Administration/Management	$76,060	$73,949	$73,853
Accounting and Related Services	$56,934	$59,172	$70,488
Public Administration	$59,271	$59,124	$64,575
Educational Administration and Supervision	$64,298	$60,771	$60,437
Curriculum and Instruction	$50,656	$52,858	$57,189
Social Work	$46,949	$52,464	$56,562
Architecture	NA	$50,105	$55,404
Special Education and Teaching	$48,838	$48,767	$52,607
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$53,019	$48,139	$50,288
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$40,463	$40,896	$42,957
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$21,508	$30,410
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$35,060	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$37,568	NA
Public Health	$55,974	$54,713	NA
Music	$33,760	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$81,563	$81,433	$93,426
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$117,572	NA
Music	$41,137	$52,107	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$115,835	$106,421	$118,208
Law	$68,344	$72,177	$86,154

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