Wayne State's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Wayne 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 Wayne State University students is 55.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 58.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 53.1%.

55.8%

asian 69.6% 176 students
African American 34.6% 116 students
white 59.6% 806 students
unknown 71.2% 37 students
hispanic 38.4% 61 students
International Students 75.4% 46 students
Mixed Race 48.5% 47 students

Drop Out

Wayne State University has an overall drop-out rate of 38.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 40.6% and 36.8% respectively.

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

38.5%

asian 23.7% 60 students
African American 60.3% 202 students
white 35.0% 473 students
unknown 26.9% 14 students
hispanic 50.9% 81 students
International Students 19.7% 12 students
Mixed Race 48.5% 47 students

Still Enrolled

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

5.7%

asian 6.7% 17 students
African American 5.1% 17 students
white 5.5% 74 students
hispanic 10.7% 17 students
International Students 4.9% 3 students
Mixed Race 3.1% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$70,278	$76,460	$90,813
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$76,864	$79,473	$89,687
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$73,198	$76,460	$86,111
Mechanical Engineering	$71,849	$75,921	$85,185
Chemical Engineering	$64,406	$76,460	$79,412
Civil Engineering	$56,865	$62,579	$70,590
Management Information Systems and Services	$55,142	$57,770	$66,953
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,013	$62,426	$64,384
International Business	$53,860	$54,910	$64,136
Accounting and Related Services	$49,303	$50,320	$58,184
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$54,221	$59,124	$57,620
Finance and Financial Management Services	$52,667	$51,690	$55,884
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$56,638	$51,690	$54,422
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$35,595	$41,193	$47,562
Human Resources Management and Services	$43,409	$45,767	$47,240
Marketing	$43,746	$39,074	$46,011
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$25,489	$38,289	$45,502
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,519	$37,712	$43,883
Special Education and Teaching	$40,585	$37,208	$41,837
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$27,898	$29,685	$41,657
Communication and Media Studies	$40,710	$26,933	$41,501
Journalism	$32,704	$35,330	$40,230
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$32,028	$34,603	$39,476
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$36,314	$36,745	$37,776
Sociology	$36,556	$33,459	$37,411
Apparel and Textiles	$22,351	$30,409	$36,708
Psychology, General	$27,699	$30,818	$36,379
History	$23,971	$30,771	$35,859
Social Work	$26,984	$35,594	$34,511
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$26,902	$33,993	$34,427
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$26,542	NA	$34,047
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,658	$30,353	$33,755
Biology, General	$23,098	$26,353	$31,763
Dance	NA	$26,739	$31,749
Music	NA	$31,038	$31,689
Political Science and Government	$32,349	$28,816	$31,357
English Language and Literature, General	$23,061	$20,140	$26,546
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,218	$26,121	$25,307
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$78,723	NA	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$32,562	NA	NA
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	$47,187	NA	NA
Industrial Engineering	NA	$77,401	NA
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$72,343	NA	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$23,350	$29,685	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$25,007	$23,113	NA
Mathematics	$48,388	$46,087	NA
Chemistry	$28,106	$33,281	NA
Public Administration	$29,693	$30,173	NA
Anthropology	$28,921	$23,113	NA
Economics	$35,437	$43,798	NA
Urban Studies/Affairs	NA	$32,119	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$111,568	$105,465	$119,721
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$99,273	$105,037	$108,496
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$80,257	$90,079	$91,709
Civil Engineering	$66,116	$72,510	$88,775
Accounting and Related Services	$59,772	$56,415	$64,364
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$63,925	$55,338	$59,720
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$51,309	$47,729	$58,284
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$54,375	$52,941	$57,067
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$52,734	$52,107	$56,794
Educational/Instructional Media Design	NA	$54,869	$55,661
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$52,107	$54,286
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$48,949	$45,767	$47,948
Social Work	$43,196	$44,269	$47,789
Special Education and Teaching	$47,441	$43,426	$47,339
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	$50,869	$47,729	$47,095
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,073	$45,044	$45,756
Library Science and Administration	$43,205	$40,768	$43,877
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$42,944	$43,638	$43,793
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$43,056	$35,701	$42,224
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$29,429	$33,993	$38,422
English Language and Literature, General	$41,730	NA	NA
Communication and Media Studies	$38,791	$51,482	NA
Information Science/Studies	NA	$32,382	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$55,521	$52,107	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$50,536	NA	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$93,055	$97,071	NA
Industrial Engineering	NA	$84,653	NA
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$20,196	NA	NA
Public Administration	$55,405	$50,439	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$109,713	$118,922	$120,470
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$71,440	$71,575	$76,053
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$119,061	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$76,460	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$72,899	NA
Psychology, General	$59,883	$50,270	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$78,840	$70,456	$75,437
Library Science and Administration	$40,281	$41,007	$46,598
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$46,107	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$63,872	$64,281	$73,481
Medicine	$55,813	$56,620	$67,245

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