Fordham's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Fordham 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 Fordham University students is 83.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 83.3%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 82.9%.

83.2%

asian 83.3% 205 students
African American 77.5% 55 students
white 85.7% 1,085 students
unknown 81.0% 51 students
hawaiian 100.0% 3 students
hispanic 79.1% 242 students
International Students 75.2% 127 students
Mixed Race 80.3% 53 students

Drop Out

Fordham University has an overall drop-out rate of 6.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 7.6% and 6.1% respectively.

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

6.7%

asian 4.9% 12 students
African American 9.9% 7 students
white 4.2% 53 students
unknown 7.9% 5 students
hispanic 7.2% 22 students
International Students 24.9% 42 students
Mixed Race 7.6% 5 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Fordham University at a rate of 9.9% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 10.4%, and male students' 9.2%

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

9.9%

asian 11.4% 28 students
African American 12.7% 9 students
white 9.8% 124 students
unknown 11.1% 7 students
hispanic 13.4% 41 students
Mixed Race 12.1% 8 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.3%

white 0.3% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Finance and Financial Management Services	$70,465	$73,195	$87,850
Accounting and Related Services	$68,968	$71,351	$82,005
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$63,805	$58,673	$73,993
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$53,811	$55,724	$66,466
Economics	$49,542	$54,678	$63,956
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$52,937	$48,041	$62,883
Communication and Media Studies	$42,213	$44,610	$53,930
History	NA	$43,240	$50,739
Psychology, General	$36,127	$36,900	$47,882
International Relations and National Security Studies	$40,642	$40,821	$46,305
Political Science and Government	$37,353	$42,185	$46,067
Sociology	$34,678	$33,281	$45,593
English Language and Literature, General	$35,090	$34,847	$44,132
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$40,748	$36,141	$43,910
Area Studies	$38,846	$37,928	$43,745
Fine and Studio Arts	$28,927	$39,369	$41,365
Anthropology	NA	$24,035	$40,359
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$24,815	$25,967	$37,714
Biology, General	$23,859	$29,322	$35,283
Dance	$26,996	$25,194	$34,229
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$28,003	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$38,099	NA	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$50,934	NA	NA
Marketing	$46,145	NA	NA
International Business	$63,347	NA	NA
Engineering Physics	$53,359	NA	NA
Religion/Religious Studies	$18,336	$25,194	NA
Urban Studies/Affairs	NA	$52,107	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$21,894	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$32,422	NA	NA
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	$55,397	$70,176	NA
Biological and Physical Sciences	$27,141	$21,781	NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$46,087	NA
Philosophy	$41,324	$44,384	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$101,577	$113,850	$121,893
Educational Administration and Supervision	$86,586	$85,538	$98,267
Taxation	$75,240	$81,702	$96,920
Finance and Financial Management Services	NA	$103,078	$95,156
Accounting and Related Services	$68,578	$71,575	$87,004
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$70,193	$67,240	$70,157
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$66,851	$65,944	$67,414
Special Education and Teaching	$62,173	$60,878	$63,327
Social Work	$50,196	$50,971	$55,874
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$43,036	$45,696	$52,959
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$37,118	NA	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$80,705	NA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$68,621	NA	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$44,951	NA	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$41,937	NA
Economics	NA	$73,446	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$58,702	$79,081	$81,526
Educational Administration and Supervision	$115,607	$122,038	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$49,456	$56,415	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$146,081	$100,690	$124,166
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	NA	$63,005	$64,165

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$60,695	$64,196	$72,229

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