WCUPA's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania students is 72.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 75.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 67.4%.

72.8%

asian 79.5% 31 students
African American 56.8% 146 students
white 76.8% 1,401 students
unknown 40.0% 2 students
hispanic 58.7% 91 students
International Students 83.3% 5 students
Mixed Race 58.9% 53 students

Drop Out

West Chester University of Pennsylvania has an overall drop-out rate of 7.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 10.8% and 5.8% respectively.

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

7.6%

African American 17.1% 44 students
white 5.9% 107 students
hispanic 11.0% 17 students
Mixed Race 13.3% 12 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of West Chester University of Pennsylvania at a rate of 18.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 17.4%, and male students' 19.9%

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

18.4%

asian 18.0% 7 students
African American 21.4% 55 students
white 16.6% 302 students
unknown 60.0% 3 students
hispanic 29.0% 45 students
Mixed Race 26.7% 24 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.2%

African American 4.7% 12 students
white 0.8% 14 students
hispanic 1.3% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$58,034	$70,863	$83,078
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$68,346	$66,653	$74,076
Accounting and Related Services	$56,184	$59,253	$67,374
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$52,978	$57,589	$65,537
Finance and Financial Management Services	$53,367	$53,508	$61,456
Business/Managerial Economics	$53,396	$50,856	$58,904
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	NA	$53,608	$57,532
Mathematics	$47,228	$49,832	$55,154
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$43,954	$45,435	$53,777
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	NA	$53,291
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,257	$44,235	$52,753
Geography and Cartography	NA	$39,009	$50,464
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$35,949	$38,072	$48,127
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$39,369	$47,475
Special Education and Teaching	$43,057	$45,867	$46,610
Biology, General	$30,458	$40,233	$46,498
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$36,755	$38,289	$45,741
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$29,958	$32,772	$44,527
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,292	$40,776	$44,148
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$27,786	$33,382	$43,660
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$36,848	$42,781
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$35,274	$42,370
Social Work	$34,420	$32,391	$41,961
Music	$36,810	$35,351	$40,013
English Language and Literature, General	$32,267	$33,535	$39,825
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$34,185	$30,771	$39,162
History	$32,015	$35,351	$38,725
Political Science and Government	$30,428	$37,028	$38,114
Sociology	NA	$29,250	$36,990
Psychology, General	$29,838	$30,535	$36,627
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$18,771	$23,663
Public Health	$31,438	$47,260	NA
Chemistry	NA	$48,432	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$35,600	NA
Anthropology	NA	$21,964	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$78,514	$91,211	$102,513
Special Education and Teaching	$51,096	$58,402	$56,740
Music	NA	$52,107	$56,355
Psychology, General	NA	$49,787	$55,197
Public Health	$43,944	$47,595	$54,447
Systems Science and Theory	NA	$50,677	$54,154
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$54,814	$54,109	$53,999
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$51,131	$52,107	$52,964
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$41,937	$51,447
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$54,661	$50,796
Social Work	$46,924	$46,148	$50,757
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$46,655	$45,234	$47,550
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$42,235	$46,384
Statistics	NA	$86,129	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$40,485	NA

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