LSU-A&M's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College students is 69.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 72.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 65.2%.

69.0%

asian 78.6% 180 students
African American 57.0% 427 students
white 71.2% 2,899 students
unknown 74.4% 32 students
hawaiian 25.0% 2 students
hispanic 67.9% 235 students
International Students 62.5% 30 students
Mixed Race 59.1% 52 students

Drop Out

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has an overall drop-out rate of 29.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 31.7% and 26.8% respectively.

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

29.0%

asian 18.8% 43 students
African American 40.0% 300 students
white 26.8% 1,092 students
unknown 23.3% 10 students
hawaiian 75.0% 6 students
hispanic 30.4% 105 students
International Students 37.5% 18 students
Mixed Race 38.6% 34 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.0%

asian 2.6% 6 students
African American 2.9% 22 students
white 1.9% 78 students
hispanic 1.7% 6 students
Mixed Race 2.3% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Veterinary Medicine	$76,490	NA	$88,967
Chemical Engineering	$80,305	$76,460	$87,944
Mechanical Engineering	$70,811	$71,402	$83,027
Petroleum Engineering	$75,560	$60,099	$80,274
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$74,032	$68,965	$79,563
Construction Management	$63,541	$67,101	$77,603
International Business	$39,643	$43,575	$69,597
Civil Engineering	$59,301	$61,330	$68,763
Computer Science	$54,915	$55,964	$65,757
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$51,461	$60,523	$65,718
Finance and Financial Management Services	$47,725	$57,318	$64,026
Accounting and Related Services	$52,543	$57,705	$62,954
Chemistry	$53,433	$50,856	$58,051
Public Administration	NA	$40,641	$57,274
Landscape Architecture	NA	$51,273	$55,732
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$38,002	$31,133	$55,209
Architecture	$45,056	$46,924	$53,860
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$42,687	$37,208	$52,816
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$41,354	$43,638	$52,781
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$24,657	$36,941	$50,523
Marketing	$36,694	$39,051	$47,878
Interior Architecture	$37,464	$40,896	$47,876
Social Work	NA	$41,147	$45,896
Mathematics	$44,779	$42,682	$44,809
Education, General	NA	$39,099	$44,106
Communication and Media Studies	$35,258	$37,735	$43,318
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$27,971	$33,500	$42,469
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$28,061	$31,205	$42,336
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$41,680	$42,548	$42,126
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$37,819	$38,289	$41,476
Library Science and Administration	$37,322	$39,467	$41,133
Nutrition Sciences	$25,359	$28,236	$40,605
Political Science and Government	$27,401	$32,213	$40,369
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$25,370	$29,685	$40,251
History	$29,242	$33,459	$39,659
Philosophy	$25,175	$28,212	$38,863
Psychology, General	$24,967	$29,322	$38,862
Music	$29,121	$32,925	$37,221
Sociology	$26,621	$31,374	$36,660
Biology, General	$18,374	$24,267	$35,120
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$26,922	$23,803	$34,032
English Language and Literature, General	$32,598	$27,280	$34,013
Animal Sciences	$24,323	$30,771	$33,510
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,309	$22,572	$33,474
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$35,523	$31,828	$33,309
International/Global Studies	$22,919	$23,803	$32,464
Fine and Studio Arts	$24,197	$24,615	$32,397
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	NA	$30,305	$31,720
Anthropology	$27,166	$25,774	$30,605
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$78,029	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$50,465	NA
Education, Other	NA	$54,661	NA
Computer Engineering	$72,214	$66,915	NA
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$56,737	$50,856	NA
Industrial Engineering	$60,658	$73,949	NA
Agricultural Business and Management	NA	$43,314	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$26,375	$26,121	NA
Apparel and Textiles	$27,917	NA	NA
Geography and Cartography	$44,642	$31,133	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$27,204	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,797	$36,560	$48,178
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$43,852	$43,638	$46,556
Communication and Media Studies	NA	NA	$45,077
Social Work	$39,032	$36,455	$44,289
Psychology, General	NA	$38,289	$32,244
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$51,749	NA	NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$31,839	NA
Education, General	$38,721	NA	NA
Accounting and Related Services	$60,832	$63,005	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$38,292	$25,194	NA
Mechanical Engineering	NA	$71,015	NA
Music	NA	$37,208	NA
Library Science and Administration	$40,917	NA	NA
Public Administration	$49,869	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$53,429	$52,107	$67,944
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$67,660	NA
Veterinary Medicine	$73,227	NA	NA
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	NA	$54,713	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Construction Management	$78,378	NA	NA

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