WKU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Western Kentucky 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 Kentucky University students is 53.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 57.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 48.3%.

53.6%

asian 76.3% 29 students
African American 27.0% 96 students
white 58.4% 1,366 students
unknown 58.3% 7 students
hispanic 45.0% 54 students
International Students 53.0% 44 students
Mixed Race 41.4% 46 students

Drop Out

Western Kentucky University has an overall drop-out rate of 22.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 26.4% and 18.9% respectively.

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

22.1%

asian 10.5% 4 students
African American 40.2% 143 students
white 17.9% 419 students
unknown 25.0% 3 students
hispanic 26.7% 32 students
International Students 43.4% 36 students
Mixed Race 32.4% 36 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Western Kentucky University at a rate of 22.9% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 22.2%, and male students' 24.0%

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

22.9%

asian 7.9% 3 students
African American 32.3% 115 students
white 22.3% 521 students
unknown 16.7% 2 students
hispanic 25.0% 30 students
International Students 3.6% 3 students
Mixed Race 24.3% 27 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.4%

asian 5.3% 2 students
African American 0.6% 2 students
white 1.4% 33 students
hispanic 3.3% 4 students
Mixed Race 1.8% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$62,199	$70,009	$77,197
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$53,704	$57,318	$68,358
Mechanical Engineering	$65,193	$63,005	$66,850
Construction Engineering Technologies	$49,992	$63,005	$65,815
Civil Engineering	$50,759	$51,551	$57,443
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$56,172	$56,281	$55,609
Economics	$40,663	$42,682	$54,687
Accounting and Related Services	$39,657	$46,999	$54,342
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$50,723	$46,087	$49,997
Marketing	$39,467	$41,286	$48,223
Finance and Financial Management Services	$39,676	$41,193	$46,903
Management Information Systems and Services	$39,708	$42,682	$45,566
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$35,416	$45,351
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$45,701	$43,054	$42,633
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$39,143	$39,153	$42,031
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$31,267	$33,192	$40,352
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$35,676	$33,993	$38,546
Public Health	$34,104	$34,793	$38,006
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,359	$28,443	$37,991
Music	$19,447	$21,234	$36,979
Journalism	$27,337	$29,685	$36,416
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NA	$27,590	$36,373
Communication and Media Studies	$30,770	$28,960	$35,515
Political Science and Government	$29,110	$33,993	$35,041
Agriculture, General	$32,377	$32,620	$34,403
Geography and Cartography	NA	$33,993	$34,356
Mathematics	$34,675	$33,325	$34,329
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$25,281	$33,459	$33,998
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$29,036	$33,993	$33,792
Sociology	$26,618	$31,067	$33,616
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$29,337	$27,947	$33,253
Hospitality Administration/Management	$25,076	$28,960	$33,215
History	$25,462	$31,236	$33,021
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$32,830	$32,735	$33,007
Criminology	$27,074	$29,141	$32,848
Social Work	$31,481	$31,265	$32,654
Social Sciences, General	$28,785	$33,565	$31,771
Biology, General	$22,896	$26,850	$30,827
Anthropology	$20,144	$26,933	$30,272
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$18,221	$24,532	$30,020
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$31,197	$27,236	$29,603
Fine and Studio Arts	$24,392	$25,452	$28,761
Psychology, General	$24,666	$24,035	$28,391
English Language and Literature, General	$20,734	$25,452	$28,104
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	NA	$33,993	NA
Apparel and Textiles	$26,816	$26,585	NA
Chemistry	$24,565	$23,761	NA
Business/Managerial Economics	NA	$41,565	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$32,727	$35,653	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$42,030	$44,747	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$19,816	$21,052	NA
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$40,150	$41,937	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$76,015	$86,696	$95,431
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,607	$61,144	$65,553
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$45,606	$55,964	$52,553
Psychology, General	$47,548	$37,568	$46,299
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$42,006	$44,257	$46,117
Library Science and Administration	$43,683	$44,886	$45,628
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$40,761	$39,009	$43,685
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$39,477	$40,956	$41,893
Social Work	$37,187	$38,505	$40,021
Special Education and Teaching	$40,164	$39,119	$37,944
Health and Medical Administrative Services	NA	$60,094	NA
Mathematics	NA	$42,682	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$40,939	$40,281	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$38,123	NA	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$53,729	$52,897	$56,104
Health and Medical Administrative Services	NA	$32,711	$29,553
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$25,040	$19,749	$21,703
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$26,353	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$71,960	$76,998	$77,293
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$89,539	NA	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$57,318	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NA	$41,193	$45,980
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	NA	$42,682	NA

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