WSU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Washington 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 Washington State University students is 59.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 63.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 54.6%.

59.5%

asian 62.0% 163 students
African American 42.6% 72 students
white 63.4% 1,742 students
unknown 53.1% 51 students
hawaiian 37.0% 10 students
hispanic 52.0% 393 students
International Students 60.3% 76 students
Mixed Race 56.7% 233 students

Drop Out

Washington State University has an overall drop-out rate of 38.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 42.8% and 34.1% respectively.

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

38.1%

asian 34.2% 90 students
African American 53.8% 91 students
white 34.8% 957 students
unknown 45.8% 44 students
hawaiian 59.3% 16 students
hispanic 44.2% 334 students
International Students 37.3% 47 students
Mixed Race 41.4% 170 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.3%

asian 3.8% 10 students
African American 3.6% 6 students
white 1.9% 51 students
hispanic 3.7% 28 students
International Students 2.4% 3 students
Mixed Race 2.0% 8 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$80,693	$75,204	$81,535
Computer Science	$73,112	$68,808	$80,939
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,531	$72,881	$79,650
Construction Management	$72,092	$69,691	$78,747
Mechanical Engineering	$64,194	$64,951	$75,620
Chemical Engineering	$55,442	$64,121	$74,900
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$71,866	$69,757	$71,824
Civil Engineering	$65,508	$63,393	$70,491
Economics	$48,686	$48,041	$65,924
Management Information Systems and Services	$53,900	$59,042	$63,353
Finance and Financial Management Services	$50,289	$51,035	$62,433
Marketing	$46,358	$54,192	$60,301
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$52,107	$57,219
Accounting and Related Services	$50,187	$49,719	$57,034
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$51,507	$46,143	$55,521
Hospitality Administration/Management	$38,870	$44,170	$53,239
Applied Mathematics	$46,068	$45,919	$52,867
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$43,798	$52,199
Architecture	NA	$41,937	$51,705
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$29,941	$35,701	$49,685
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,458	$44,001	$48,999
International Business	$47,605	$48,432	$48,607
History	$32,136	$33,459	$48,459
Design and Applied Arts	$42,683	$44,356	$48,346
Agricultural Production Operations	$41,571	NA	$48,128
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$33,142	$33,828	$47,533
Communication and Media Studies	$37,884	$38,548	$47,214
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$37,432	$38,583	$46,618
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$27,989	$27,280	$44,880
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	NA	$34,847	$44,752
Social Sciences, General	$37,484	$39,301	$44,331
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$36,312	$42,918
Apparel and Textiles	$38,657	$32,925	$42,216
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$29,957	$35,546	$42,163
Political Science and Government	$31,510	$33,755	$40,366
Biological and Physical Sciences	$34,602	$33,281	$39,164
Psychology, General	$30,834	$33,162	$38,821
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$34,566	$32,634	$38,453
Sociology	$29,435	$27,048	$37,608
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$36,117	$32,569	$36,857
English Language and Literature, General	$29,808	$26,248	$35,630
Biology, General	$29,289	$30,277	$35,552
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$27,993	$28,236	$33,915
Fine and Studio Arts	$21,625	$27,048	$33,685
Zoology/Animal Biology	$23,981	$26,850	$33,348
Animal Sciences	$25,296	$29,105	$32,009
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	NA	$25,658	$28,026
Anthropology	$24,161	$20,596	$25,081
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$39,530	NA	NA
Journalism	$31,968	NA	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$27,015	$16,236	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$34,926	NA	NA
Plant Sciences	$43,410	$56,415	NA
Food Science and Technology	NA	$39,927	NA
Public Policy Analysis	$39,057	$42,682	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$43,178	$42,682	NA
Materials Engineering	$61,524	NA	NA
Music	$30,809	$34,711	NA
Genetics	NA	$34,704	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$90,080	$100,915	$120,737
Engineering-Related Fields	$111,957	$112,073	$119,910
Educational Administration and Supervision	$76,468	$69,338	$88,746
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$61,728	$74,906
Education, General	NA	$49,436	$66,160
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$55,794	$59,922	$66,135
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$59,866	$64,913	$65,765
Architecture	$53,656	$53,045	$64,501
Curriculum and Instruction	$58,826	$58,402	$64,452
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$58,257	$53,358	$63,103
Communication and Media Studies	$57,410	$49,840	$57,848
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$45,933	$43,426	$49,525
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$51,289	$49,644	$49,521
Special Education and Teaching	$58,369	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$56,974	NA	NA
Agriculture, General	$70,487	$40,485	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$106,421	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$71,015	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$74,995	$74,017	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$29,685	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$38,289	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$45,529	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$135,393	$143,888
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$106,275	$105,813	$117,478
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$42,682	NA
Chemistry	NA	$52,198	NA
Anthropology	NA	$52,107	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$110,911	$123,178	$127,531
Veterinary Medicine	$82,971	NA	$96,760
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$79,822	NA

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