Virginia Tech's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University students is 86.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 89.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 84.2%.

86.6%

asian 89.5% 535 students
African American 78.0% 184 students
white 87.7% 3,638 students
unknown 84.2% 203 students
hawaiian 60.0% 3 students
hispanic 85.3% 314 students
International Students 78.0% 337 students
Mixed Race 88.8% 246 students

Drop Out

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has an overall drop-out rate of 12.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 14.5% and 9.6% respectively.

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

12.3%

asian 9.0% 54 students
African American 20.8% 49 students
white 11.5% 477 students
unknown 14.9% 36 students
hawaiian 40.0% 2 students
hispanic 13.6% 50 students
International Students 19.0% 82 students
Mixed Race 9.4% 26 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.1%

asian 1.5% 9 students
African American 1.3% 3 students
white 0.8% 32 students
unknown 0.8% 2 students
hispanic 1.1% 4 students
International Students 3.0% 13 students
Mixed Race 1.8% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$82,448	$88,678	$96,747
Computer Engineering	$75,104	$78,488	$90,164
Chemical Engineering	$72,805	$73,272	$82,738
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$67,610	$70,680	$81,822
Industrial Engineering	$70,925	$70,628	$79,396
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$73,162	$70,863	$78,082
Construction Management	$69,047	$67,995	$77,774
Mechanical Engineering	$68,574	$70,163	$77,728
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$66,226	$65,029	$77,398
Mining and Mineral Engineering	$69,045	$65,441	$74,613
Finance and Financial Management Services	$59,846	$61,714	$73,996
Engineering Mechanics	$64,144	$71,575	$72,803
Materials Engineering	$60,906	$61,814	$71,798
Engineering-Related Fields	$62,198	$63,005	$71,441
Accounting and Related Services	$60,629	$62,632	$71,320
Civil Engineering	$63,758	$62,508	$69,042
Business/Managerial Economics	NA	$57,318	$68,975
Agricultural Engineering	$60,131	$57,318	$63,376
Economics	$43,249	$48,198	$61,885
Marketing	$49,648	$51,773	$60,650
Statistics	$40,729	$42,712	$59,826
Architecture	$53,246	$51,960	$58,665
Mathematics	$52,028	$46,321	$57,330
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$49,620	$50,515	$56,995
Physics	NA	$38,289	$56,809
Political Science and Government	$38,529	$40,341	$55,387
Hospitality Administration/Management	$47,314	$46,478	$55,013
Design and Applied Arts	$49,418	$48,198	$54,496
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	$44,837	$43,426	$51,599
Landscape Architecture	NA	$49,562	$51,230
Agricultural Business and Management	$43,242	$42,682	$50,999
International Relations and National Security Studies	$39,039	$38,878	$50,776
Chemistry	$38,346	$33,993	$50,213
Communication and Media Studies	$36,639	$41,618	$49,120
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$40,493	$39,729	$49,055
Geography and Cartography	$33,269	$36,668	$48,316
Food Science and Technology	$48,390	$47,846	$45,790
Sociology	$35,639	$33,993	$45,625
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$23,946	$28,133	$45,614
History	$34,622	$33,565	$45,327
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$33,455	$31,314	$45,107
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$31,684	$34,704	$45,012
Forestry	$38,479	$38,289	$43,980
Public Policy Analysis	NA	$43,575	$42,933
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$28,797	$29,549	$42,066
English Language and Literature, General	$25,442	$33,993	$41,550
Plant Sciences	$33,134	$36,312	$41,159
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	$29,714	$35,416	$41,067
Psychology, General	$26,171	$28,960	$40,398
Fine and Studio Arts	$32,060	$30,409	$36,884
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$21,964	$34,615
Animal Sciences	$27,809	$27,542	$34,495
Biology, General	$22,263	$26,403	$34,374
Agriculture, General	NA	$30,409	$34,289
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$21,497	$21,850	$30,087
Philosophy	NA	$33,990	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$25,556	$30,409	NA
Applied Mathematics	$76,413	NA	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$19,929	NA	NA
Business/Commerce, General	$67,467	$56,563	NA
Construction Engineering	$68,755	$67,324	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$30,897	$38,289	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$105,287	$113,246	$125,427
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	$97,383	$96,691	$106,931
Public Administration	$59,370	$75,518	$87,658
Mechanical Engineering	$80,460	$73,635	$83,712
Civil Engineering	$70,394	$72,928	$77,595
Accounting and Related Services	$61,911	$63,749	$74,594
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$55,619	$60,433	$73,926
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$49,661	$55,651	$72,564
Architecture	$59,580	$57,318	$69,402
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$45,949	$50,856	$60,314
Educational Administration and Supervision	$51,024	$51,993	$56,594
Public Health	NA	$48,265	$56,544
Curriculum and Instruction	$47,004	$46,352	$46,995
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	NA	$33,281	NA
Agriculture, General	$51,520	NA	NA
Plant Sciences	NA	$41,565	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$44,545	NA	NA
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$85,390	$84,653	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$90,529	$100,317	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Veterinary Medicine	$76,172	NA	$93,580
Educational Administration and Supervision	$81,573	$91,211	$84,990
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$75,204	$71,877
Psychology, General	NA	$48,432	NA
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$77,184	NA
Mechanical Engineering	NA	$97,959	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Agricultural Production Operations	$33,436	$32,772	$35,424

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	NA	NA	$57,037

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medicine	$58,198	$54,948	$62,585

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