WVU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of West Virginia 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 West Virginia University students is 63.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 68.3%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 60.1%.

63.9%

asian 77.6% 45 students
African American 42.8% 83 students
white 65.7% 2,580 students
unknown 61.1% 11 students
hawaiian 80.0% 4 students
hispanic 53.8% 93 students
International Students 62.2% 127 students
Mixed Race 57.1% 100 students

Drop Out

West Virginia University has an overall drop-out rate of 11.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 13.5% and 8.7% respectively.

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

11.3%

asian 5.2% 3 students
African American 13.9% 27 students
white 10.1% 397 students
unknown 22.2% 4 students
hispanic 8.7% 15 students
International Students 31.4% 64 students
Mixed Race 14.3% 25 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of West Virginia University at a rate of 22.5% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 21.4%, and male students' 23.6%

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

22.5%

asian 15.5% 9 students
African American 39.7% 77 students
white 22.0% 865 students
unknown 16.7% 3 students
hispanic 35.8% 62 students
International Students 2.9% 6 students
Mixed Race 26.9% 47 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.3%

African American 3.6% 7 students
white 2.2% 87 students
hispanic 1.7% 3 students
International Students 3.4% 7 students
Mixed Race 1.7% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Petroleum Engineering	$74,468	$61,303	$79,782
Industrial Engineering	$66,292	$68,047	$77,798
Chemical Engineering	$63,506	$62,012	$77,273
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$66,040	$65,238	$76,205
Computer Science	$54,477	$66,069	$76,022
Mining and Mineral Engineering	$57,766	$67,288	$74,663
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,420	$67,995	$74,328
Mechanical Engineering	$65,850	$65,457	$73,836
Computer Engineering	$68,916	$60,061	$67,338
Management Information Systems and Services	$56,463	$58,673	$66,967
Civil Engineering	$62,059	$58,092	$65,746
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,227	$61,454	$63,170
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$53,761	$61,814	$60,045
Accounting and Related Services	$43,916	$50,060	$59,621
Finance and Financial Management Services	$43,925	$47,440	$58,590
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$55,033	$56,931	$56,157
Business/Managerial Economics	$37,890	$51,482	$55,748
Marketing	$44,543	$43,922	$53,842
Business/Commerce, General	$40,412	$44,189	$53,321
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,204	$40,140	$52,016
Landscape Architecture	$50,843	$46,478	$49,228
Design and Applied Arts	$35,406	$38,018	$48,171
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$22,430	$21,660	$47,902
Geography and Cartography	$30,831	$30,771	$45,584
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$35,526	$36,848	$45,383
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$29,769	NA	$44,510
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$27,882	$34,526	$43,131
Journalism	$33,444	$34,823	$42,721
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$41,892	$36,992	$42,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$32,950	$30,305	$40,553
Forestry	$40,623	$33,459	$40,440
Criminology	NA	$31,482	$40,158
Agricultural Business and Management	$37,948	$32,925	$39,992
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$31,937	$32,245	$39,302
History	$24,029	$26,063	$38,125
Political Science and Government	$28,507	$30,554	$37,760
Animal Sciences	$25,506	$30,771	$37,249
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$32,668	$30,251	$37,025
Social Work	$32,401	$30,616	$36,559
Psychology, General	$25,520	$26,933	$34,589
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$32,159	$36,134	$33,657
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$29,380	$28,236	$33,297
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$26,102	$25,774	$32,164
Sociology	$32,177	$22,534	$31,556
English Language and Literature, General	$18,726	$24,863	$31,547
Biology, General	$26,403	$27,222	$30,327
Fine and Studio Arts	$24,612	$17,691	$26,841
Music	$24,980	$28,598	$24,575
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$19,345	$19,455	$19,656
Hospitality Administration/Management	$38,872	NA	NA
Plant Sciences	$32,545	$25,774	NA
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$39,614	NA	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$65,253	NA	NA
Mathematics	$43,465	NA	NA
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$19,620	NA	NA
Philosophy	NA	$24,267	NA
Chemistry	$28,079	$43,314	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$40,281	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$93,573	$94,763	$96,536
Business/Commerce, General	$77,732	$81,997	$91,425
Human Resources Management and Services	$71,711	$81,333	$82,001
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$57,111	$63,302	$65,064
Accounting and Related Services	$60,513	$57,318	$64,490
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$64,501	$63,005	$63,820
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$52,874	$53,262	$61,309
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$54,129	$56,979	$59,091
Public Health	$43,004	$47,650	$53,946
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$43,218	$40,896	$45,624
Social Work	$40,542	$42,402	$45,212
Special Education and Teaching	$42,837	$41,651	$44,795
Public Administration	$40,377	$39,729	$44,266
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$40,532	$39,618	$44,161
Education, General	$41,191	$39,137	$44,127
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$39,950	$41,696
History	$26,972	NA	NA
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$42,106	$39,585	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$45,492	$39,729	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	NA	$48,823	NA
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	$48,566	$57,318	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$37,543	NA	NA
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$90,980	$88,195	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$59,928	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$112,323	$125,015	$143,709
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$103,140	$118,155	$119,358
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$67,182	$69,757	$72,573
Medicine	$54,353	$54,967	$64,741
Law	$53,069	$53,080	$61,541

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$20,472	$15,552	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Psychology, General	NA	$72,796	NA

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