Baylor's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Baylor 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 Baylor University students is 81.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 83.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 79.7%.

81.6%

asian 83.4% 176 students
African American 76.2% 147 students
white 83.9% 1,866 students
unknown 75.0% 12 students
hispanic 75.6% 374 students
International Students 70.4% 50 students
Mixed Race 80.6% 137 students

Drop Out

Baylor University has an overall drop-out rate of 18.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 19.8% and 17.0% respectively.

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

18.2%

asian 16.1% 34 students
African American 23.8% 46 students
white 16.0% 355 students
unknown 25.0% 4 students
hawaiian 100.0% 2 students
hispanic 24.2% 120 students
International Students 28.2% 20 students
Mixed Race 19.4% 33 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.2%

white 0.2% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$71,388	$84,653	$98,739
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$67,702	$75,047	$82,751
Computer Science	$79,793	$71,015	$82,525
Management Information Systems and Services	$62,614	$65,320	$82,203
Business/Commerce, General	$60,012	$52,941	$75,979
Mechanical Engineering	$63,921	$66,897	$74,883
Finance and Financial Management Services	$60,896	$59,425	$74,337
Accounting and Related Services	$55,784	$55,964	$71,443
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,243	$64,216	$68,318
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,689	$59,854	$65,487
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$44,803	$52,107	$65,068
Human Resources Management and Services	$51,807	$53,108	$58,708
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$43,995	$46,478	$56,320
International Business	$56,151	$49,058	$54,119
Marketing	$45,337	$47,650	$51,561
Business/Managerial Economics	$47,522	$49,644	$49,463
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$49,234	$48,162	$48,968
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,883	$45,227	$46,571
Design and Applied Arts	$44,506	$41,342	$45,739
Communication and Media Studies	$36,068	$38,289	$45,669
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$19,582	$30,984	$45,525
Political Science and Government	$24,558	$33,459	$44,895
Journalism	$37,631	$38,906	$44,853
International Relations and National Security Studies	$38,881	$33,192	$42,560
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$28,776	$25,194	$40,923
Fine and Studio Arts	$30,583	$28,405	$40,242
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$22,864	$28,478	$40,077
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$28,951	$31,670	$39,255
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$28,425	$26,739	$38,008
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$17,954	$30,305	$37,142
Religion/Religious Studies	NA	$21,234	$37,103
English Language and Literature, General	$27,540	$30,771	$36,849
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$28,811	NA	$36,380
Psychology, General	$24,478	$24,679	$36,243
History	NA	$35,864	$34,552
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$18,860	NA	$34,302
Biology, General	$20,866	$27,254	$32,813
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$17,218	$20,596	$31,081
Sociology	$29,875	$20,140	$30,281
Anthropology	$20,471	$23,351	$25,449
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$23,100	$29,685	NA
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$38,671	NA	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$36,668	NA
Real Estate	$51,139	$55,964	NA
Music	$14,901	NA	NA
Chemistry	$39,868	$38,289	NA
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	NA	$55,338	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$96,204	$96,457	$109,058
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$100,127	$100,370
Accounting and Related Services	$61,433	$63,522	$74,962
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$58,714	$57,318	$60,412
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$44,490	$45,500	$47,995
Social Work	$41,479	$40,269	$47,213
Educational Administration and Supervision	$41,917	$41,937	$43,236
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$42,755	$35,471	$42,586
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$53,888	$50,439	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$47,442	$52,941	NA
Music	$19,176	$30,771	NA
Taxation	NA	$61,516	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$75,072	$69,338	$85,393
Religion/Religious Studies	NA	$61,516	NA

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