WIU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Western Illinois 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 Western Illinois University students is 50.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 50.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 50.9%.

50.9%

asian 64.3% 9 students
African American 34.9% 160 students
white 60.8% 444 students
unknown 43.8% 7 students
hispanic 52.0% 116 students
International Students 25.0% 2 students
Mixed Race 50.0% 25 students

Drop Out

Western Illinois University has an overall drop-out rate of 16.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 20.1% and 13.5% respectively.

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

16.5%

African American 22.5% 103 students
white 11.2% 82 students
unknown 25.0% 4 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 18.4% 41 students
International Students 62.5% 5 students
Mixed Race 22.0% 11 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Western Illinois University at a rate of 31.2% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 34.1%, and male students' 27.8%

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

31.2%

asian 35.7% 5 students
African American 40.4% 185 students
white 27.1% 198 students
unknown 25.0% 4 students
hispanic 27.8% 62 students
Mixed Race 28.0% 14 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.5%

African American 2.2% 10 students
white 0.8% 6 students
hispanic 1.8% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Engineering Technology, General	$55,220	$60,771	$65,823
Construction Management	$51,827	$52,941	$64,741
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$60,966	$58,334	$63,350
Accounting and Related Services	$42,063	$43,612	$53,379
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$56,058	$48,667	$52,271
Chemistry	$35,020	$40,737	$50,758
Finance and Financial Management Services	$44,348	$41,937	$50,064
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$39,660	$39,729	$48,834
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$38,130	$37,821	$48,637
Marketing	$35,243	$39,729	$46,568
Agriculture, General	$40,735	$40,555	$46,436
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,347	$41,984	$46,159
Human Resources Management and Services	$39,583	$38,289	$44,901
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$28,747	$31,914	$44,705
Special Education and Teaching	$37,193	$40,500	$42,438
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,447	$31,042	$40,675
Communication and Media Studies	$36,104	$33,535	$39,672
Music	$35,994	$34,230	$37,371
Social Work	$32,654	$32,854	$37,035
Biology, General	$29,129	$32,772	$36,966
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$34,318	$34,491	$36,547
History	$30,908	$27,765	$36,142
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$36,956	$32,658	$35,902
Fine and Studio Arts	$24,234	$28,055	$35,109
Sociology	$29,839	$28,236	$34,851
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$25,062	$27,048	$34,292
Graphic Communications	$32,608	$21,781	$32,613
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$30,838	$27,978	$32,529
Political Science and Government	$35,206	$25,774	$31,500
Psychology, General	$28,046	$29,685	$31,300
English Language and Literature, General	$31,055	$25,194	$29,700
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	NA	$28,019	NA
Journalism	NA	$22,578	NA
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NA	$28,598	NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$37,077	$35,416	NA
Engineering, General	NA	$64,990	NA
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	$14,453	NA	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$34,623	$31,133	NA
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	NA	$25,194	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$17,096	$15,922	NA
Mathematics	$41,248	NA	NA
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	NA	$39,369	NA
Fire Protection	$35,038	$30,771	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,427	$63,166	$79,149
Educational Administration and Supervision	$68,346	$81,702	$72,457
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$57,318	$64,904
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$46,154	$49,729	$54,520
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$56,853	$52,107	$51,827
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,795	$50,856	$50,825
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$44,428	$45,919	$47,098
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$38,988	$37,503	$43,854
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$38,145	$39,172	$42,642
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$35,765	$32,569	$37,132
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$48,823	NA
Museology/Museum Studies	$25,771	NA	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	NA	$30,771	NA
Biology, General	$47,822	$39,741	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$55,338	NA
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	NA	$51,482	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$47,260	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$36,674	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$31,305	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$36,848	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$44,893	$71,643	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$48,961	NA	NA

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