East Carolina University's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of East Carolina 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 East Carolina University students is 65.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 70.3%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 59.5%.

65.8%

asian 71.9% 87 students
African American 61.7% 355 students
white 66.7% 2,033 students
unknown 69.2% 45 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 63.4% 163 students
International Students 64.7% 11 students
Mixed Race 57.5% 69 students

Drop Out

East Carolina University has an overall drop-out rate of 8.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 12.2% and 5.5% respectively.

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

8.3%

asian 5.8% 7 students
African American 11.1% 64 students
white 7.6% 230 students
unknown 9.2% 6 students
hispanic 7.8% 20 students
International Students 35.3% 6 students
Mixed Race 12.5% 15 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of East Carolina University at a rate of 24.1% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 23.0%, and male students' 25.8%

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

24.1%

asian 20.7% 25 students
African American 24.0% 138 students
white 24.3% 740 students
unknown 20.0% 13 students
hispanic 27.2% 70 students
Mixed Race 25.8% 31 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.8%

asian 1.6% 2 students
African American 3.1% 18 students
white 1.5% 45 students
hispanic 1.6% 4 students
Mixed Race 4.2% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$58,120	$66,653	$80,376
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other	$61,817	$63,005	$69,508
Engineering, General	$61,056	$58,447	$68,486
Computer Science	$57,993	$61,516	$67,993
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,076	$60,064	$62,188
Management Information Systems and Services	$48,057	$54,626	$61,778
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$55,129	$53,483	$58,251
Finance and Financial Management Services	$46,177	$46,282	$55,014
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	NA	$45,277	$54,958
Accounting and Related Services	$43,561	$43,798	$52,462
Marketing	$44,500	$41,984	$50,884
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	NA	$48,265	$48,500
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$46,750	$39,523	$47,248
Mathematics	NA	$42,123	$46,692
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$42,335	$42,607	$46,303
Economics	$39,460	$35,518	$45,391
Design and Applied Arts	$40,259	$41,193	$44,313
Chemistry	$40,027	$40,792	$43,680
Hospitality Administration/Management	$33,479	$36,992	$43,218
Political Science and Government	$35,407	$35,213	$42,439
Apparel and Textiles	$32,462	$37,208	$42,196
Communication and Media Studies	$33,632	$34,876	$41,439
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$30,403	$36,308	$40,312
History	$34,937	$38,018	$40,286
Social Work	$34,899	$33,616	$39,975
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$25,801	$32,284	$39,592
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$37,576	$38,449	$39,007
Special Education and Teaching	$38,283	$38,134	$38,832
Biology, General	$32,720	$32,467	$38,776
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$36,077	$37,581	$37,988
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$29,685	$37,835
Public Health	$29,077	$30,251	$37,586
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$30,045	$23,869	$36,935
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$31,205	$32,569	$36,006
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$24,742	$27,181	$35,106
Psychology, General	$26,525	$30,047	$34,345
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,946	$25,889	$33,889
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$29,127	$29,564	$33,802
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$26,887	$24,421	$33,559
Sociology	$23,164	$27,995	$31,970
Anthropology	$20,200	$21,508	$31,348
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$27,535	$25,049	$30,332
English Language and Literature, General	$27,013	$27,261	$30,065
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$18,565	$16,786	$23,129
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$27,030	NA	NA
Dance	$23,009	$26,353	NA
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services	$47,282	$39,009	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$34,434	$33,993	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$34,509	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$101,084	$98,551	$99,673
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,078	$86,590	$95,227
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,622	$64,493	$69,466
Accounting and Related Services	$55,880	$59,350	$66,812
Educational Administration and Supervision	$57,844	$56,776	$59,121
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$58,725	$60,452	$58,290
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$49,728	$54,791	$57,956
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$51,686	$49,179	$54,547
Public Health	$44,244	$46,869	$52,275
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,068	$45,275	$49,843
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$41,084	$44,542	$48,657
Library Science and Administration	$44,967	$45,696	$46,767
Social Work	$42,263	$42,363	$46,580
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$42,605	$44,244	$45,218
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$39,271	$43,798	$45,144
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$36,994	$41,789	$44,934
English Language and Literature, General	$41,477	$41,342	$43,108
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$40,737	$42,590
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	NA	$37,568	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$41,025	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$44,468	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$29,685	NA
Music	NA	$39,927	NA
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$49,450	NA	NA
Public Administration	NA	$52,733	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Finance and Financial Management Services	NA	$63,005	$70,471
Marketing	NA	$58,673	$65,973
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$48,499	$56,415	$55,062
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	NA	$43,798	$47,880
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$40,988	$43,479	$47,476
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$48,432	$46,705
Management Information Systems and Services	NA	$67,660	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$66,077	NA
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	NA	$38,289	NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$36,168	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$79,013	$78,719	$81,578
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$65,208	$66,498	$67,996
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$99,598	$113,480	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$49,901	$50,621	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$98,089	$119,805	$156,994
Medicine	$54,979	$55,840	$68,003

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