Ashford University's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Ashford 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 Ashford University students is 9.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 10.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 7.2%.

9.5%

asian 17.4% 4 students
African American 5.6% 61 students
white 11.3% 205 students
unknown 3.7% 2 students
hawaiian 6.1% 2 students
hispanic 11.7% 42 students
Mixed Race 14.2% 17 students

Drop Out

Ashford University has an overall drop-out rate of 72.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 80.0% and 67.9% respectively.

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

72.0%

asian 60.9% 14 students
African American 72.0% 786 students
white 72.5% 1,321 students
unknown 66.7% 36 students
hawaiian 84.8% 28 students
hispanic 71.7% 258 students
Mixed Race 64.2% 77 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Ashford University at a rate of 17.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 20.4%, and male students' 12.1%

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

17.6%

asian 17.4% 4 students
African American 21.4% 233 students
white 15.3% 278 students
unknown 27.8% 15 students
hawaiian 9.1% 3 students
hispanic 16.1% 58 students
Mixed Race 20.8% 25 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.9%

African American 1.0% 11 students
white 0.9% 17 students
hispanic 0.6% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business/Managerial Economics	$55,719	$61,516	$60,293
Military Applied Sciences	NA	$56,415	$58,856
Public Administration	$43,833	NA	$58,095
International Business	$49,012	$63,005	$57,228
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,247	$48,911	$49,817
Management Information Systems and Services	$56,178	$50,149	$49,671
Finance and Financial Management Services	$49,321	$45,618	$49,490
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$59,651	$63,005	$47,089
Human Resources Management and Services	$45,572	$43,272	$43,339
Accounting and Related Services	$41,637	$42,355	$40,794
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$37,247	$38,878	$39,979
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$43,251	$40,265	$39,495
Political Science and Government	$42,042	$35,891	$39,265
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$43,529	$38,289	$38,382
Communication and Media Studies	$42,847	$37,748	$38,073
Marketing	$45,479	$36,848	$34,473
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$36,421	$35,831	$34,318
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$31,113	$32,569	$34,306
Real Estate	$40,566	$39,729	$33,481
Sociology	$33,394	$34,847	$32,907
History	$38,970	$35,060	$32,637
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$43,299	$31,795	$32,367
Journalism	$30,487	$32,658	$31,092
Social Sciences, General	$33,212	$30,879	$29,923
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$21,627	$27,584	$29,249
Behavioral Sciences	$30,127	$30,317	$29,196
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$28,067	$28,565	$28,537
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$29,411	$27,965	$28,458
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$31,202	$36,279	$27,657
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$28,494	$26,916	$27,575
Psychology, General	$32,482	$31,986	$27,525
Library Science and Administration	$26,165	$24,035	$27,200
English Language and Literature, General	$27,029	$27,753	$27,024
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	$22,858	$24,576	$25,608
Education, General	$30,317	$24,929	$25,381
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	$28,875	$30,371	$23,563
Gerontology	$34,233	$29,685	$22,069
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	NA	$23,456	$17,472
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	NA	$25,194	NA
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	NA	$45,128	NA
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$25,967	NA
Sustainability Studies	NA	$61,516	NA
Computer Software and Media Applications	NA	$25,967	NA
Anthropology	$25,762	$33,459	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$33,993	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,455	$51,179	$49,905
Public Administration	$45,533	$43,872	$45,202
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$45,705	$45,328	$45,183
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,882	$39,153	$36,467
Education, General	$35,037	$34,300	$33,482
Special Education and Teaching	$37,673	NA	NA
Accounting and Related Services	$44,074	NA	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$38,063	NA	NA
Psychology, General	$35,147	NA	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$32,245	$28,446
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$21,122	$20,030	$19,446

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