Rochester's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Rochester 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 Rochester students is 85.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 88.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 83.4%.

85.9%

asian 95.3% 164 students
African American 80.6% 54 students
white 86.5% 543 students
unknown 86.7% 85 students
hawaiian 100.0% 2 students
hispanic 73.8% 90 students
International Students 85.5% 230 students
Mixed Race 80.5% 33 students

Drop Out

University of Rochester has an overall drop-out rate of 4.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 5.0% and 3.3% respectively.

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

4.2%

African American 3.0% 2 students
white 3.0% 19 students
hispanic 5.7% 7 students
International Students 10.4% 28 students
Mixed Race 7.3% 3 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Rochester at a rate of 8.8% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 7.7%, and male students' 9.8%

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

8.8%

asian 4.1% 7 students
African American 13.4% 9 students
white 9.9% 62 students
unknown 11.2% 11 students
hispanic 17.2% 21 students
International Students 3.0% 8 students
Mixed Race 12.2% 5 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.1%

African American 3.0% 2 students
white 0.6% 4 students
unknown 2.0% 2 students
hispanic 3.3% 4 students
International Students 1.1% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$84,531	$83,177	$104,384
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$67,134	$73,321	$87,028
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$55,852	$63,005	$75,215
Economics	$63,873	$57,705	$73,661
Mechanical Engineering	$65,906	$61,516	$72,841
Business/Commerce, General	$56,595	$52,941	$70,372
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$67,409	$68,194	$69,192
English Language and Literature, General	$30,818	NA	$39,185
Psychology, General	$30,079	$35,060	$34,742
Biology, General	$28,825	$20,482	$31,583
Music	$12,050	$17,499	$24,467
Social Sciences, Other	$33,895	$27,048	NA
Political Science and Government	$43,431	$45,696	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	$29,279	$35,060	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	$36,115	$32,925	NA
Mathematics	$52,983	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$23,934	$37,856	NA
Chemical Engineering	$68,223	$64,493	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$20,140	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$91,070	$89,524	$104,615
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$96,464	$95,073	$92,400
Finance and Financial Management Services	$63,597	$82,440	$83,153
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$50,475	$53,358	$58,128
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NA	$46,380	$48,145
Educational Administration and Supervision	$45,799	$49,136	$46,890
Music	$20,070	NA	$34,688
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$46,536	NA	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$64,341	NA	NA
Physics	$89,777	NA	NA
Engineering Technology, General	$68,107	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$73,860	$83,546	$90,745
Music	$43,897	$39,909	$51,619
Education, General	NA	$63,005	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$79,502	$69,338	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medicine	$58,879	NA	NA

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