APSU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of American Public University System 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 American Public University System students is 49.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 46.3%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 51.6%.

49.3%

asian 76.5% 13 students
African American 43.6% 68 students
white 49.3% 216 students
unknown 59.6% 31 students
hawaiian 50.0% 3 students
hispanic 48.2% 40 students
International Students 66.7% 6 students
Mixed Race 46.1% 12 students

Drop Out

American Public University System has an overall drop-out rate of 33.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 29.8% and 38.7% respectively.

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

33.6%

asian 11.8% 2 students
African American 46.1% 72 students
white 30.6% 134 students
unknown 32.7% 17 students
hawaiian 33.3% 2 students
hispanic 32.5% 27 students
International Students 22.2% 2 students
Mixed Race 34.6% 9 students

Still Enrolled

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

17.1%

asian 11.8% 2 students
African American 10.3% 16 students
white 20.1% 88 students
unknown 7.7% 4 students
hispanic 19.3% 16 students
Mixed Race 19.2% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$63,468	$60,192	$69,785
Fire Protection	$61,979	$76,460	$69,285
International/Global Studies	$56,758	$56,484	$64,031
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$56,355	$52,107	$58,021
Homeland Security	$51,985	$53,858	$56,993
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,183	$54,689	$55,825
Political Science and Government	$46,663	$54,109	$54,342
Public Health	$39,321	$42,309	$54,215
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$49,354	$51,899	$53,200
Marketing	$42,993	$36,674	$52,793
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$45,245	$43,128	$48,226
International Relations and National Security Studies	$53,980	$47,260	$46,726
Accounting and Related Services	$42,754	$40,574	$42,618
Sociology	$39,082	$39,153	$41,233
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$47,616	$38,289	$40,580
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)	$41,598	$42,123	$40,290
Hospitality Administration/Management	$40,039	$36,134	$40,223
History	$48,988	$43,798	$37,808
Psychology, General	$37,948	$36,103	$35,926
English Language and Literature, General	$34,898	$30,771	$28,288
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$27,657	$21,117	$21,334
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$37,227	$57,318	NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$47,334	NA	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$74,655	$63,005	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$46,087	NA
Religion/Religious Studies	NA	$47,260	NA
Military Science and Operational Studies	$69,340	$58,673	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$64,720	$49,937	NA
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$51,987	$54,644	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$77,507	$81,702	$86,066
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$85,935	$82,685	$84,578
International Relations and National Security Studies	$72,770	$68,666	$81,412
International/Global Studies	$75,015	$73,992	$80,757
Homeland Security	$66,045	$71,295	$73,219
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,224	$66,728	$68,822
Public Administration	$60,442	$63,749	$67,674
Political Science and Government	$49,162	$64,493	$63,492
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)	$56,358	$63,005	$62,734
Accounting and Related Services	$59,339	$58,943	$61,945
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$61,938	$63,997	$59,809
Public Health	$72,029	$58,943	$59,461
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$52,107	$57,309
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$54,121	$52,464	$57,098
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$53,209	$54,528	$54,832
History	$52,904	$51,638	$52,414
Education, General	$45,959	$44,244	$45,170
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$44,277	$45,539	$45,150
Psychology, General	$41,375	$45,696	$44,474

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$40,681	$30,409	$51,102
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$45,956	$45,455	$50,607
Data Processing	$53,512	$42,908	$50,343
Accounting and Related Services	$38,790	$36,312	$43,818
Business/Commerce, General	$45,782	$39,009	$42,593
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$34,395	$34,847	$40,051
Human Resources Management and Services	NA	$33,993	$36,286
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$35,309	$43,798	$34,434
Legal Support Services	$33,198	$29,685	$30,709
Public Health	NA	$33,687	$24,336
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$17,352	$15,650	$18,225
History	NA	$29,685	NA
Homeland Security	NA	$47,260	NA
Fire Protection	NA	$53,358	NA

Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	NA	$44,170	$40,312
Legal Support Services	NA	$31,133	$24,036
Hospitality Administration/Management	NA	$25,194	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	NA	$42,682	NA
Real Estate	NA	$16,169	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,077	$44,170	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
International/Global Studies	NA	$63,997	$64,432
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,345	$50,439	$50,479
History	NA	$42,682	NA
Homeland Security	NA	$59,417	NA

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