DePaul's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of DePaul 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 DePaul University students is 69.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 70.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 68.2%.

69.6%

asian 76.2% 147 students
African American 54.8% 97 students
white 74.1% 1,098 students
unknown 71.7% 38 students
hawaiian 50.0% 2 students
hispanic 60.5% 264 students
International Students 67.1% 47 students
Mixed Race 56.0% 56 students

Drop Out

DePaul University has an overall drop-out rate of 10.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 12.6% and 9.0% respectively.

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

10.5%

asian 8.8% 17 students
African American 17.5% 31 students
white 7.2% 107 students
unknown 7.6% 4 students
hispanic 15.4% 67 students
International Students 30.0% 21 students
Mixed Race 17.0% 17 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of DePaul University at a rate of 18.0% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 19.1%, and male students' 16.5%

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

18.0%

asian 13.0% 25 students
African American 23.2% 41 students
white 17.3% 256 students
unknown 18.9% 10 students
hispanic 21.6% 94 students
Mixed Race 25.0% 25 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.9%

asian 2.1% 4 students
African American 4.5% 8 students
white 1.4% 20 students
hispanic 2.5% 11 students
International Students 2.9% 2 students
Mixed Race 2.0% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	$56,840	$63,501	$72,143
Accounting and Related Services	$61,704	$60,925	$71,347
Management Information Systems and Services	$61,445	$61,303	$68,982
Business/Managerial Economics	$56,409	$57,860	$68,444
Finance and Financial Management Services	$55,552	$56,924	$67,889
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$51,570	$50,677	$67,745
Mathematics	$40,548	$58,402	$67,643
Computer Programming	$51,868	$55,422	$66,160
Real Estate	NA	$40,626	$64,712
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$59,652	$59,756	$63,358
Information Science/Studies	$41,497	NA	$60,071
Marketing	$48,012	$48,494	$55,840
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$45,236	$45,137	$55,543
Economics	$45,884	$39,009	$53,225
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$38,478	$39,729	$49,540
Design and Applied Arts	$32,912	$41,193	$49,536
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$40,729	$44,468	$49,285
Hospitality Administration/Management	$43,199	$42,682	$45,808
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$33,464	$33,459	$45,169
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$42,009	$41,087	$43,800
Communication and Media Studies	$31,913	$34,244	$42,784
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,627	$41,193	$41,628
Biology, General	$25,467	$31,236	$41,019
Political Science and Government	$37,484	$34,298	$40,858
Journalism	$29,031	$30,771	$40,622
English Language and Literature, General	$31,739	$31,616	$40,531
History	$29,281	$23,340	$39,400
Area Studies	$28,163	$33,993	$38,263
International Relations and National Security Studies	$30,920	$28,236	$38,199
Psychology, General	$30,341	$30,467	$37,886
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$24,694	$33,565	$37,340
Sociology	$28,832	$31,314	$36,985
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$25,318	$26,353	$35,978
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$24,417	$27,077	$34,800
Graphic Communications	$19,606	$21,508	$33,103
Music	$19,662	$20,140	$28,110
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$24,597	$20,572	$27,605
Philosophy	$29,611	NA	$24,957
Architectural History and Criticism	NA	$26,353	NA
Computer Science	NA	$79,284	NA
Computer Software and Media Applications	$22,325	$39,009	NA
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	$26,553	$18,771	NA
Chemistry	NA	$43,575	NA
Physics	NA	$69,338	NA
Public Policy Analysis	$39,789	NA	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$17,798	$28,960	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$95,909	$100,096	$109,948
Taxation	$101,821	$93,076	$106,341
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$82,374	$99,547	$105,164
Information Science/Studies	$83,120	$86,867	$101,886
Computer Engineering	$86,090	$84,653	$98,092
Computer Programming	$86,558	$85,206	$96,827
Human Resources Management and Services	$62,205	NA	$96,034
Human Computer Interaction	$80,116	$77,213	$92,462
Computer Software and Media Applications	$101,831	$86,550	$92,108
Applied Mathematics	$77,007	$70,456	$85,312
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	NA	$74,576	$80,795
Accounting and Related Services	$63,874	$68,047	$77,825
Economics	$73,992	$66,077	$75,492
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$66,719	$68,163	$72,817
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$50,365	$50,439	$60,118
Public Administration	$53,383	$54,790	$59,127
International Relations and National Security Studies	$47,563	$53,608	$55,983
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$50,911	$50,074	$53,909
Communication and Media Studies	$46,221	$49,618	$53,650
Public Health	$46,895	$50,856	$53,621
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$45,989	$45,696	$51,930
Urban Studies/Affairs	NA	$41,565	$51,353
Social Work	$38,497	$47,260	$50,906
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$42,682	$47,638
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,451	$46,478	$47,545
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$24,114	$37,208	$46,924
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$41,921	$40,089	$43,141
Graphic Communications	$46,218	NA	$41,938
Journalism	$34,393	$36,132	$40,041
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$25,998	NA	$27,194
Music	$22,040	$21,508	$19,859
Finance and Financial Management Services	NA	$76,460	NA
Sustainability Studies	$51,151	NA	NA
Real Estate	$92,303	NA	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$53,765	$64,493	NA
Computer Science	NA	$96,644	NA
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NA	$84,653	NA
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	$55,265	NA	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$62,218	$66,077	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$55,535	$56,157	NA
Statistics	$79,529	$76,460	NA
Sociology	NA	$41,565	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$159,116	NA	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$63,892	$82,440	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$56,306	$59,688	$70,086

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Music	NA	$22,999	NA

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