MSU Denver's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Metropolitan State University of Denver 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver students is 29.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 32.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 26.7%.

29.8%

asian 38.6% 27 students
African American 20.6% 22 students
white 32.5% 249 students
unknown 30.1% 22 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 26.6% 122 students
Mixed Race 27.7% 23 students

Drop Out

Metropolitan State University of Denver has an overall drop-out rate of 26.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 31.2% and 22.6% respectively.

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

26.8%

asian 12.9% 9 students
African American 23.4% 25 students
white 26.1% 200 students
unknown 28.8% 21 students
hispanic 30.4% 139 students
International Students 66.7% 2 students
Mixed Race 24.1% 20 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Metropolitan State University of Denver at a rate of 37.3% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 37.9%, and male students' 36.7%

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

37.3%

asian 40.0% 28 students
African American 45.8% 49 students
white 36.6% 280 students
unknown 37.0% 27 students
hispanic 35.8% 164 students
Mixed Race 41.0% 34 students

Still Enrolled

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

6.1%

asian 8.6% 6 students
African American 10.3% 11 students
white 4.8% 37 students
unknown 4.1% 3 students
hispanic 7.2% 33 students
Mixed Race 7.2% 6 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$68,483	$72,790	$83,404
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$58,535	$61,516	$70,061
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$62,003	$54,254	$66,636
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$62,686	$62,922	$64,216
Management Information Systems and Services	$50,437	$56,415	$64,125
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$59,154	$57,770	$61,122
Finance and Financial Management Services	$47,504	$51,551	$58,317
Accounting and Related Services	$48,409	$48,376	$55,676
Mathematics	$42,189	$44,356	$54,984
Chemistry	$38,565	$45,852	$52,325
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$46,567	$42,402	$51,226
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,469	$44,691	$50,455
Air Transportation	$40,969	$42,682	$47,984
Marketing	$39,954	$41,667	$47,791
Design and Applied Arts	$36,119	$42,682	$47,759
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$37,230	$42,276	$46,973
Social Work	$34,646	$37,699	$46,764
Economics	$39,282	$47,260	$46,012
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$41,372	$40,500	$45,768
Hospitality Administration/Management	$38,609	$37,748	$45,570
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$41,678	$39,369	$44,741
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$39,189	$40,369	$43,326
Special Education and Teaching	$36,833	$42,309	$42,732
Biology, General	$34,512	$34,755	$42,063
Nutrition Sciences	$32,738	$32,747	$40,322
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$35,408	$33,993	$39,949
Human Services, General	$36,960	$36,222	$38,869
Political Science and Government	$37,549	$35,594	$38,052
Journalism	$31,765	$32,391	$36,975
Sociology	$37,606	$30,119	$36,909
English Language and Literature, General	$35,317	$34,145	$36,385
Research and Experimental Psychology	$34,388	$33,119	$36,244
Behavioral Sciences	$33,393	$36,041	$36,047
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$35,499	$34,526	$36,019
Psychology, General	$32,124	$32,142	$34,518
History	$35,904	$33,604	$33,912
Philosophy	NA	$29,685	$33,354
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$23,269	$30,771	$32,663
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	$25,289	$28,960	$31,348
Fine and Studio Arts	$28,208	$29,322	$30,195
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$32,791	$31,423	$29,715
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$34,748	$32,711	$28,824
Music	$18,734	$20,140	$27,390
Anthropology	$21,161	$28,816	$21,630
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$27,976	NA	NA
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$37,024	$36,992	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$38,721	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,116	NA	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$34,350	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Accounting and Related Services	$60,241	$58,131	$68,317
Social Work	$43,767	$46,422	$49,787
Education, General	$43,481	$42,212	$45,027

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