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Salt Lake City, UT 4 year Public

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Utah 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 Utah students is 67.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 69.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 64.7%.

67.2%

  • asian 83.6% 153 students
  • African American 76.7% 23 students
  • white 68.4% 1,284 students
  • unknown 66.7% 10 students
  • hawaiian 24.0% 6 students
  • hispanic 59.4% 211 students
  • International Students 66.7% 48 students
  • Mixed Race 59.4% 92 students

Drop Out

University of Utah has an overall drop-out rate of 25.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 26.0% and 23.9% respectively.

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

25.0%

  • asian 8.2% 15 students
  • African American 10.0% 3 students
  • white 24.6% 462 students
  • unknown 33.3% 5 students
  • hawaiian 72.0% 18 students
  • hispanic 28.4% 101 students
  • International Students 25.0% 18 students
  • Mixed Race 33.5% 52 students

Still Enrolled

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

7.8%

  • asian 8.2% 15 students
  • African American 13.3% 4 students
  • white 7.0% 132 students
  • hispanic 12.1% 43 students
  • International Students 8.3% 6 students
  • Mixed Race 7.1% 11 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Computer Science $78,226 $74,307 $88,739
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $66,036 $66,821 $84,431
Chemical Engineering $67,225 $65,894 $73,917
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $60,458 $54,035 $72,228
Mechanical Engineering $63,860 $62,260 $72,183
Information Science/Studies $58,265 $62,409 $69,168
Finance and Financial Management Services $55,325 $64,493 $68,129
Civil Engineering $59,806 $57,657 $66,106
Accounting and Related Services $52,879 $50,105 $62,723
Business Administration, Management and Operations $49,187 $50,231 $62,665
Mathematics $46,077 $47,952 $59,724
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $58,898 $57,995 $59,271
Economics $45,716 $43,351 $57,217
Marketing $46,721 $46,478 $51,788
Physics $41,887 $48,432 $50,170
Communication and Media Studies $38,433 $39,369 $49,802
Political Science and Government $37,073 $33,281 $48,627
Chemistry $36,731 $35,060 $48,337
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $43,884 $40,652 $45,111
Public Health $35,234 $35,060 $42,557
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $29,801 $25,194 $39,848
Social Work $35,854 $33,192 $39,541
Biology, General $28,679 $28,598 $38,472
Sociology $35,174 $29,926 $37,673
International/Global Studies $34,511 $38,289 $37,602
Social Sciences, General $39,139 $28,960 $36,353
Psychology, General $30,774 $30,098 $34,708
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies $35,711 $25,967 $33,939
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $29,370 $35,594 $33,824
English Language and Literature, General $32,822 $27,048 $33,302
Anthropology $28,754 $26,739 $33,019
Fine and Studio Arts $38,615 $33,565 $32,221
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services $30,673 $26,997 $26,916
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations $40,189 NA NA
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs NA $33,987 NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions $59,770 $50,856 NA
History $38,866 $29,639 NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services NA $24,035 NA
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies $47,195 NA NA
Architecture $37,829 NA NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies $34,734 NA NA
Computer Engineering $71,337 NA NA
Materials Engineering $42,076 NA NA
Mining and Mineral Engineering $67,359 NA NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services $29,413 $26,739 NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $43,095 $26,739 NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies $37,281 NA NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences $34,946 NA NA
Geography and Cartography $38,063 $33,993 NA
Urban Studies/Affairs $38,068 NA NA
Dance $20,152 $19,227 NA
Design and Applied Arts $52,747 NA NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $24,796 NA NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts $29,147 $23,649 NA
Music $21,696 $34,704 NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations $97,759 $98,213 $112,201
Information Science/Studies $77,996 $76,998 $93,342
Finance and Financial Management Services $65,451 $67,995 $81,580
Accounting and Related Services $57,973 $57,757 $71,650
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $65,335 $66,104 $68,905
Public Administration $55,529 $53,358 $61,156
Architecture $57,651 $53,775 $59,891
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology $53,559 $47,650 $52,056
Social Work $47,908 $45,870 $50,715
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $49,151 $46,673 $50,596
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing NA $85,070 NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods $74,188 NA NA
Real Estate $93,277 NA NA
Public Health $49,936 $53,358 NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $103,076 NA NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services $65,569 $68,499 NA
Computer Software and Media Applications $52,022 $47,260 NA
Educational Administration and Supervision $55,195 $44,170 NA
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education $50,001 NA NA
Special Education and Teaching $54,560 NA NA
Civil Engineering $69,725 NA NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $83,307 $84,653 NA
Mechanical Engineering $73,500 $75,832 NA
Music $14,462 NA NA
Nutrition Sciences $46,381 $46,478 NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $40,214 $48,849 NA
Urban Studies/Affairs $45,457 NA NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration $93,022 $104,192 $126,415
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $96,943 $100,213 $111,490
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $66,606 $67,101 $71,065
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $65,878 NA NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology $52,936 NA NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Law $65,753 $60,689 $75,773
Medicine $58,479 $56,676 $64,739
Dentistry $91,410 NA NA

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