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Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Oregon State 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 Oregon State University students is 68.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 72.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 64.5%.

68.2%

  • asian 76.1% 242 students
  • African American 42.6% 23 students
  • white 69.0% 1,525 students
  • unknown 66.7% 10 students
  • hawaiian 83.3% 10 students
  • hispanic 61.5% 228 students
  • International Students 54.4% 25 students
  • Mixed Race 68.9% 204 students

Drop Out

Oregon State University has an overall drop-out rate of 10.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 12.6% and 7.3% respectively.

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

10.0%

  • asian 6.3% 20 students
  • African American 14.8% 8 students
  • white 9.8% 216 students
  • hawaiian 16.7% 2 students
  • hispanic 10.5% 39 students
  • International Students 39.1% 18 students
  • Mixed Race 9.8% 29 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Oregon State University at a rate of 18.9% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 18.8%, and male students' 19.1%

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

18.9%

  • asian 14.2% 45 students
  • African American 40.7% 22 students
  • white 18.6% 411 students
  • unknown 20.0% 3 students
  • hispanic 24.5% 91 students
  • International Students 4.4% 2 students
  • Mixed Race 18.6% 55 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.8%

  • asian 3.5% 11 students
  • white 2.7% 59 students
  • hispanic 3.5% 13 students
  • Mixed Race 2.7% 8 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Computer Science $74,600 $73,446 $84,460
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $70,654 $73,035 $83,827
Construction Engineering $73,542 $71,295 $81,840
Industrial Engineering $65,943 $67,420 $76,191
Mechanical Engineering $66,476 $62,863 $76,134
Manufacturing Engineering NA $69,338 $75,733
Engineering, Other $63,172 $64,493 $72,680
Civil Engineering $63,966 $63,430 $69,353
Chemical Engineering $62,085 $63,600 $68,438
Accounting and Related Services $48,601 $53,567 $65,352
Nuclear Engineering $47,169 $46,087 $63,523
Forest Engineering $50,115 $53,608 $60,550
Finance and Financial Management Services $49,025 $50,515 $59,696
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $45,073 $46,790 $59,112
Management Information Systems and Services $54,066 $51,482 $58,884
Forestry $39,710 $52,107 $56,757
Mathematics $34,408 $30,409 $55,259
Business Administration, Management and Operations $43,896 $47,260 $52,986
Agricultural Business and Management $38,770 $41,937 $52,127
Marketing $40,969 $44,305 $52,054
Chemistry $43,213 $37,928 $48,849
Economics $39,302 $41,937 $48,008
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services $37,215 $38,108 $46,421
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services $28,758 $36,077 $46,373
Food Science and Technology $37,600 $41,789 $46,281
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology $33,227 $32,051 $45,022
Design and Applied Arts $36,545 $39,585 $44,747
Apparel and Textiles NA $36,848 $44,451
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other $23,198 $29,141 $43,567
Education, General $38,091 $36,668 $43,172
Plant Sciences $36,397 $31,915 $42,955
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs $25,977 $28,598 $42,266
Communication and Media Studies $37,398 $30,771 $42,239
Public Health $36,574 $36,222 $42,045
History $28,343 $32,925 $41,873
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication $28,518 $34,230 $40,471
Sociology $32,584 $34,908 $39,440
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $29,198 $32,678 $39,313
Political Science and Government $34,568 $31,133 $38,894
Psychology, General $31,612 $30,579 $37,864
Agriculture, General $39,422 $31,314 $37,683
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $35,527 $31,915 $37,661
Sustainability Studies NA $39,009 $36,887
Animal Sciences $29,345 $24,532 $36,868
Anthropology $27,550 $32,391 $36,639
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies $28,532 $30,771 $36,229
English Language and Literature, General $27,169 NA $36,014
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $28,252 $29,511 $35,276
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management $27,857 $29,852 $34,847
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services $30,413 $29,978 $34,819
Biology, General $25,537 $31,983 $34,207
Natural Resources Management and Policy $31,321 $30,499 $32,900
Zoology/Animal Biology $24,267 $22,964 $26,346
Visual and Performing Arts, General $22,904 NA $22,841
Botany/Plant Biology $26,293 NA NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology NA $18,315 NA
Natural Sciences NA $29,685 NA
International/Global Studies NA $22,538 NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences $28,634 $33,993 NA
Geography and Cartography $32,965 $37,568 NA
Agricultural Engineering $49,575 $48,041 NA
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering $41,541 $50,856 NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $24,077 $37,424 NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions NA $31,839 NA
Music $28,603 $15,552 NA
Physics $35,441 $37,208 NA
Social Sciences, General NA $27,476 NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Mechanical Engineering $87,539 $78,719 $92,424
Civil Engineering $65,164 $67,846 $73,443
Business Administration, Management and Operations $64,131 $63,997 $69,764
Public Health $49,105 $56,157 $63,832
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $49,542 $47,992 $52,363
Natural Resources Management and Policy $46,635 $47,260 $52,145
Public Policy Analysis NA $47,846 $48,386
Educational Administration and Supervision $48,706 $44,542 $47,261
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $45,662 $42,682 $47,061
Student Counseling and Personnel Services $50,591 $43,575 $47,052
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies $40,508 $31,848 $36,405
Education, General $48,362 NA NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other NA $28,598 NA
Forestry $47,934 $42,682 NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration $114,696 $124,122 $129,702
Veterinary Medicine $79,421 NA $87,236
Veterinary Medicine NA $78,217 NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Education, General NA $82,440 $105,213

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