UNC's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill students is 90.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 91.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 89.0%.

90.5%

asian 93.9% 414 students
African American 85.0% 255 students
white 92.4% 2,369 students
unknown 93.0% 160 students
hawaiian 100.0% 4 students
hispanic 90.6% 259 students
International Students 45.0% 54 students
Mixed Race 90.3% 149 students

Drop Out

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has an overall drop-out rate of 3.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 4.2% and 3.3% respectively.

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

3.7%

asian 3.6% 16 students
African American 5.0% 15 students
white 2.1% 53 students
unknown 3.5% 6 students
hispanic 2.4% 7 students
International Students 40.0% 48 students
Mixed Race 2.4% 4 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at a rate of 5.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 4.7%, and male students' 6.5%

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

5.4%

asian 2.0% 9 students
African American 8.7% 26 students
white 5.2% 132 students
unknown 2.9% 5 students
hispanic 5.9% 17 students
International Students 15.0% 18 students
Mixed Race 7.3% 12 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.5%

asian 0.5% 2 students
African American 1.3% 4 students
white 0.3% 9 students
hispanic 1.0% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$74,162	$72,083	$95,204
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$74,938	$73,823	$89,917
Applied Mathematics	$64,899	$67,660	$86,155
Information Science/Studies	$57,392	$53,984	$77,613
Mathematics	$47,767	$48,198	$77,422
Economics	$57,311	$51,794	$66,687
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$60,514	$59,534	$61,279
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$53,510	$53,775	$56,556
Communication and Media Studies	$37,726	$34,326	$49,861
Chemistry	$32,313	$30,228	$48,617
Human Resources Management and Services	$39,592	$45,305	$47,916
Public Policy Analysis	$39,751	$38,289	$47,177
Political Science and Government	$36,613	$34,485	$45,719
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	$37,050	$36,848	$44,926
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$33,646	$37,748	$40,511
Sociology	$30,367	$28,366	$40,319
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$29,460	$33,459	$40,221
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,942	$26,086	$39,587
English Language and Literature, General	$25,909	$24,325	$38,462
Psychology, General	$28,990	$29,363	$38,261
History	$28,703	$25,525	$36,461
Area Studies	$28,175	$30,650	$36,452
Anthropology	$27,222	$28,960	$35,090
Biology, General	$24,522	$27,855	$34,907
Fine and Studio Arts	$22,368	$27,048	$33,674
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$27,479	$21,508	$27,729
Religion/Religious Studies	$29,606	NA	NA
Public Health	$28,977	NA	NA
Philosophy	$36,042	$18,154	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$29,499	$26,585	NA
Geography and Cartography	$30,398	NA	NA
Physics	$43,015	$36,848	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$28,241	NA	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,322	$28,960	NA
Music	$25,813	$33,993	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$33,170	NA	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$52,169	NA	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$33,146	$21,508	NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$40,016	$52,107	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$56,387	NA	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$58,068	$58,943	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$168,979	NA	$238,213
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$135,965	$127,836	$150,089
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$89,271	$86,036	$96,602
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$68,205	$68,666	$82,520
Accounting and Related Services	$61,091	$58,974	$78,346
Public Administration	$57,005	$51,106	$64,061
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$55,644	$61,728	$63,440
Public Health	$56,836	$60,325	$62,311
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$54,757	$53,894	$58,494
Nutrition Sciences	$51,673	$49,520	$55,221
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$46,042	$46,087	$55,215
Library Science and Administration	$46,077	$41,342	$49,512
Education, General	$45,090	$43,519	$46,669
Social Work	$43,984	$43,575	$46,039
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,970	NA	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,388	NA	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$45,402	NA	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$59,509	$58,943	NA
Information Science/Studies	NA	$57,318	NA
Communication and Media Studies	$44,115	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	$35,204	NA	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$19,401	NA	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$95,942	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$116,248	$82,440	$128,102
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$67,961	$103,078	$117,488
Law	$71,557	$57,770	$87,057
Medicine	$56,165	$55,106	$63,882
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$62,681	NA	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$97,401	NA	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$72,574	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	NA	$63,275	$67,302
Education, General	$71,669	NA	NA
Communication and Media Studies	$63,661	NA	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$65,910	NA	NA
Chemistry	$62,634	NA	NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$99,371	NA	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Public Health	$69,827	$91,744	NA

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