USF's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of South Florida 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 South Florida students is 74.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 78.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 69.9%.

74.6%

asian 88.2% 307 students
African American 73.2% 293 students
white 74.3% 1,881 students
unknown 80.0% 56 students
hawaiian 70.0% 7 students
hispanic 72.8% 729 students
International Students 78.3% 144 students
Mixed Race 62.4% 131 students

Drop Out

University of South Florida has an overall drop-out rate of 13.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 18.2% and 10.1% respectively.

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

13.4%

asian 6.3% 22 students
African American 12.8% 51 students
white 13.4% 340 students
unknown 5.7% 4 students
hispanic 14.1% 141 students
International Students 20.1% 37 students
Mixed Race 21.0% 44 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of South Florida at a rate of 10.2% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 10.7%, and male students' 9.6%

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

10.2%

asian 4.3% 15 students
African American 11.0% 44 students
white 10.6% 269 students
unknown 11.4% 8 students
hawaiian 20.0% 2 students
hispanic 11.6% 116 students
International Students 1.1% 2 students
Mixed Race 14.3% 30 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.7%

asian 1.2% 4 students
African American 3.0% 12 students
white 1.6% 40 students
unknown 2.9% 2 students
hispanic 1.6% 16 students
Mixed Race 2.4% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$68,306	$68,727	$79,275
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,696	$67,772	$75,793
Chemical Engineering	$61,216	$58,898	$71,177
Mechanical Engineering	$59,447	$60,025	$70,340
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$57,974	$56,847	$67,125
Industrial Engineering	$64,651	$57,318	$66,661
Civil Engineering	$60,064	$55,964	$66,546
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,674	$61,603	$64,378
Management Information Systems and Services	$49,008	$53,160	$58,683
Physics	$44,598	$39,909	$57,060
Accounting and Related Services	$47,846	$47,173	$53,184
Finance and Financial Management Services	$47,151	$44,850	$52,640
Business/Managerial Economics	$41,150	$40,132	$52,226
Economics	$37,675	$38,289	$46,237
Marketing	$39,741	$40,379	$46,093
Business/Commerce, General	$41,197	$41,416	$45,343
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$35,341	$36,992	$44,910
Special Education and Teaching	$38,709	$39,860	$42,186
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$37,269	$34,704	$41,608
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,119	$39,956	$41,577
Chemistry	$27,483	$33,993	$41,480
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$38,770	$39,564	$41,478
Hospitality Administration/Management	$32,011	$31,133	$41,094
Mathematics	$41,389	$39,369	$41,044
Design and Applied Arts	$36,245	$30,409	$40,534
Biological and Physical Sciences	$48,251	$28,598	$40,070
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$38,340	$39,774	$39,967
Criminology	$31,310	$33,926	$39,812
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$28,411	$28,417	$39,611
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$27,213	$32,284	$38,878
Communication and Media Studies	$32,066	$32,925	$37,770
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$38,029	$35,740	$37,605
Political Science and Government	$31,544	$30,854	$37,209
Social Sciences, General	$31,797	$32,148	$37,049
International Relations and National Security Studies	$28,557	$29,413	$36,818
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$28,288	$31,431	$36,689
Public Health	$32,550	$32,213	$36,520
Gerontology	$24,858	$31,852	$36,199
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$31,831	$28,598	$35,557
International Business	$38,593	$37,478	$35,236
Sociology	$28,005	$29,290	$34,757
History	$28,809	$27,367	$34,690
Psychology, General	$27,830	$29,966	$33,533
Human Services, General	$26,234	$27,551	$33,391
Social Work	$31,393	$31,828	$32,754
Anthropology	$24,318	$25,484	$31,769
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$25,847	$23,649	$31,032
English Language and Literature, General	$25,291	$28,407	$30,446
Biology, General	$24,063	$24,863	$30,198
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$25,800	$26,694	$30,167
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$24,617	$22,485	$28,554
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$28,598	$28,286
Fine and Studio Arts	$24,175	$22,627	$27,456
Dance	NA	$14,935	$15,552
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$30,034	$28,236	NA
Statistics	$46,573	$40,467	NA
Philosophy	NA	$21,781	NA
Religion/Religious Studies	NA	$26,353	NA
Geography and Cartography	$40,772	$31,839	NA
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	$27,170	$30,771	NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services	NA	$51,612	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$91,251	$97,850	$102,723
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$86,867	$100,013
Computer Systems Analysis	$85,308	$87,604	$99,399
Engineering-Related Fields	$91,147	$84,100	$90,501
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$76,033	$73,321	$81,165
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,711	$66,566	$79,114
Civil Engineering	$69,632	$71,015	$74,187
Accounting and Related Services	$59,039	$63,005	$74,093
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$44,824	$47,963	$62,919
Educational Administration and Supervision	$54,156	$57,318	$60,952
Public Health	$54,255	$51,722	$59,417
Public Administration	$47,332	$52,107	$56,773
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$39,228	$46,869	$53,996
Architecture	$50,372	$44,910	$52,458
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$56,007	$58,522	$51,393
Psychology, Other	$57,639	$41,894	$50,881
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$25,430	$29,995	$49,368
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$45,393	$44,305	$47,313
Special Education and Teaching	$45,204	$43,368	$46,702
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,247	$43,739	$46,494
Curriculum and Instruction	$38,991	$42,073	$45,418
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$42,950	$42,402	$44,511
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$33,108	$49,058	$44,230
Library Science and Administration	$40,997	$40,089	$44,063
Sustainability Studies	$38,534	$42,682	$43,925
Social Work	$39,903	$42,542	$43,694
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$33,818	$42,123	$40,015
Anthropology	$42,390	$33,993	$35,695
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$28,960	$32,424
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$44,700	$44,942	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$43,054	NA
Journalism	$43,111	$46,478	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$50,856	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$24,188	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$41,025	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$35,060	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$41,937	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$38,289	NA
Homeland Security	$79,700	$76,460	NA
Human Services, General	$40,353	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$44,021	NA
Music	$19,488	$32,569	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$36,224	NA	NA
Finance and Financial Management Services	$49,651	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$105,372	$111,992	$120,368
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$70,332	$73,949	$82,432
Public Health	$71,285	$67,660	$71,450
Curriculum and Instruction	$69,631	$66,461	$68,754
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$50,413	NA	NA
Chemistry	NA	$57,318	NA
Psychology, General	$74,305	NA	NA
Anthropology	NA	$59,350	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$95,164	$109,459	$115,008
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$70,727	$75,518	$74,075
Medicine	$55,313	$55,817	$63,339

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