Pitt's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 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 Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus students is 84.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 87.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 80.6%.

84.3%

asian 85.8% 351 students
African American 74.9% 134 students
white 85.2% 2,469 students
unknown 86.0% 43 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 78.1% 114 students
International Students 83.1% 133 students
Mixed Race 81.8% 130 students

Drop Out

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus has an overall drop-out rate of 3.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 4.4% and 1.7% respectively.

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

3.0%

asian 2.4% 10 students
African American 7.8% 14 students
white 2.6% 74 students
hispanic 4.8% 7 students
International Students 5.6% 9 students
Mixed Race 3.1% 5 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus at a rate of 12.0% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 10.0%, and male students' 14.1%

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

12.0%

asian 11.0% 45 students
African American 14.0% 25 students
white 11.8% 342 students
unknown 10.0% 5 students
hispanic 16.4% 24 students
International Students 11.2% 18 students
Mixed Race 13.2% 21 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.7%

asian 0.7% 3 students
African American 3.4% 6 students
white 0.5% 14 students
Mixed Race 1.9% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemical Engineering	$69,207	$68,422	$78,240
Industrial Engineering	$70,813	$69,835	$77,896
Computer Science	$67,837	$67,202	$76,432
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$70,448	$68,918	$76,191
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$55,976	$63,600	$73,697
Mechanical Engineering	$67,419	$66,728	$73,675
Computer Engineering	$70,983	$65,131	$73,094
Civil Engineering	$62,469	$62,856	$69,999
Applied Mathematics	$50,312	$55,286	$69,331
Information Science/Studies	$47,939	$58,479	$65,130
Accounting and Related Services	$51,316	$55,136	$62,794
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$59,973	$60,207	$62,790
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$56,580	$54,531	$62,592
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$57,999	$58,221	$62,373
Finance and Financial Management Services	$54,370	$52,977	$62,311
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$46,531	$53,179	$62,113
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$57,074	$54,585	$61,959
Marketing	$45,876	$47,046	$57,424
Economics	$39,278	$43,479	$55,443
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$20,000	$27,488	$50,730
Chemistry	$38,451	$37,424	$49,691
Mathematics	$39,105	$37,568	$48,906
Management Information Systems and Services	$46,511	$47,650	$48,253
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$31,406	$31,314	$47,919
Human Resources Management and Services	$48,270	$38,289	$47,242
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$31,986	$32,925	$46,402
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$35,586	$31,081	$46,087
Business/Commerce, General	$38,925	$37,424	$45,756
Literature	$24,135	$33,687	$44,116
Communication and Media Studies	$34,812	$36,094	$43,413
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,727	$32,925	$43,293
Biological and Physical Sciences	$28,816	$26,519	$41,734
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$26,481	$26,739	$41,339
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$33,776	$34,793	$40,165
Psychology, General	$29,749	$29,833	$38,452
Political Science and Government	$27,341	$25,484	$38,417
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$27,439	$38,082
Social Sciences, General	$32,131	$28,598	$36,362
Biology, General	$24,508	$25,926	$36,079
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$40,496	$26,739	$35,266
Social Work	$26,725	$30,409	$35,040
Sociology	$27,824	$26,224	$34,527
Anthropology	$25,236	$24,499	$34,506
Social Sciences, Other	$27,153	$33,993	$34,381
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$33,174	$27,874	$33,785
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$20,389	$25,194	$33,107
History	$27,234	$26,933	$32,609
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$30,291	$26,585	$31,653
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$40,396	NA	NA
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$65,110	$69,221	NA
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$15,922	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$36,904	$31,305	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$30,264	$33,281	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$25,826	NA	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$23,063	$21,964	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$24,273	$26,353	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$31,952	$31,314	NA
Urban Studies/Affairs	$24,887	$29,685	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$25,426	NA	NA
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$47,693	$48,849	NA
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	NA	$42,682	NA
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$38,638	NA	NA
International Business	$52,572	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$123,211	$136,434	$139,418
Dentistry	$73,006	$83,177	$119,626
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$91,548	$108,012	$119,626
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$88,815	$90,572	$98,136
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$55,926	$56,776	$74,850
Medicine	$58,630	$60,672	$69,956
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$63,328	$63,699	$65,796
Law	$57,068	$53,424	$65,418
Public Policy Analysis	NA	$50,231	$64,604
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$56,923	$53,219	$63,405
Public Administration	$58,158	$51,273	$57,937
International Relations and National Security Studies	$49,080	$45,500	$57,396
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$48,433	$50,105	$56,622
Public Health	$53,501	$50,856	$56,589
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$40,632	$50,439	$54,080
Education, General	$46,287	$46,701	$48,396
Library Science and Administration	$43,567	$44,077	$47,195
Social Work	$42,940	$42,345	$45,500
Educational Administration and Supervision	$40,314	$41,193	$45,441
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$30,409	$39,876

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	$191,732	$172,991	$167,114
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$97,381	$99,174	$104,969
Information Science/Studies	$77,499	$81,333	$92,231
Mechanical Engineering	$86,120	$81,702	$89,317
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$79,727	$79,626
Civil Engineering	NA	$71,015	$69,930
Accounting and Related Services	$55,129	$58,221	$68,270
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$43,651	$49,312	$66,921
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	NA	$48,041	$51,328
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$45,555	$46,999	$51,314
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$35,881	$39,009	$43,499
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$39,132	$32,391	$41,863
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$87,719	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$96,516	$81,702	$76,983
Education, General	$65,668	NA	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$87,025	$83,546	NA
Chemistry	$50,985	$63,005	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$47,952	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$51,635	$54,386	$56,813
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians	NA	$40,485	$48,779
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$44,356	$45,738
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$32,644	$29,685	$35,363
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$46,493	NA	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	NA	$220,906	$231,651
Education, General	$41,019	$39,909	$42,715

Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	NA	$50,606	$54,412
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$41,937	NA

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