Purdue's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Purdue University-Main Campus 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 Purdue University-Main Campus students is 82.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 84.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 81.2%.

82.7%

asian 85.4% 473 students
African American 75.4% 147 students
white 83.0% 3,674 students
unknown 86.0% 208 students
hawaiian 62.5% 5 students
hispanic 77.2% 237 students
International Students 82.4% 873 students
Mixed Race 82.1% 147 students

Drop Out

Purdue University-Main Campus has an overall drop-out rate of 16.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 17.0% and 14.5% respectively.

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

16.0%

asian 13.0% 72 students
African American 23.1% 45 students
white 16.0% 706 students
unknown 12.8% 31 students
hawaiian 37.5% 3 students
hispanic 21.8% 67 students
International Students 14.6% 155 students
Mixed Race 17.9% 32 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.4%

asian 1.6% 9 students
African American 1.5% 3 students
white 1.0% 45 students
unknown 1.2% 3 students
hispanic 1.0% 3 students
International Students 3.0% 32 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$81,749	$85,981	$94,727
Computer Engineering	$76,843	$72,448	$85,950
Industrial Engineering	$70,780	$70,057	$79,694
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$73,421	$69,338	$79,325
Chemical Engineering	$75,967	$69,897	$79,174
Mechanical Engineering	$73,563	$71,255	$78,366
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$62,537	$63,643	$77,012
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$67,558	$68,499	$76,763
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$62,226	$63,997	$73,827
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$69,207	$63,997	$73,297
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$61,758	$69,338	$72,738
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$67,788	$67,420	$72,254
Statistics	$68,741	$53,358	$70,829
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$64,679	$59,756	$70,575
Civil Engineering	$66,084	$62,707	$68,766
Agricultural Engineering	$63,560	$63,997	$67,255
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$65,987	$63,005	$66,581
Accounting and Related Services	$56,777	$56,867	$65,877
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$31,764	$40,485	$64,426
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,702	$54,238	$64,065
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$56,811	$51,750	$61,688
Air Transportation	$48,103	$41,789	$60,882
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$57,612	$58,221	$60,717
Engineering Technology, General	$51,860	$62,012	$58,999
Economics	$51,724	$50,563	$56,913
Finance and Financial Management Services	$53,751	$41,565	$56,657
Agricultural Mechanization	$51,820	$48,041	$55,834
Agricultural Business and Management	$49,121	$46,899	$52,625
Hospitality Administration/Management	$41,273	$45,082	$50,305
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$49,996	$40,017	$47,935
Chemistry	$40,760	$35,416	$47,504
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	$42,920	$40,896	$46,998
Biology, General	$31,579	$33,565	$46,460
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$38,807	$36,134	$46,355
Public Health	$29,968	$35,060	$45,390
Design and Applied Arts	$42,205	$38,289	$44,916
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$41,716	$39,767	$44,064
Political Science and Government	$34,214	$41,937	$43,977
Communication and Media Studies	$37,574	$35,060	$42,746
Sociology	$35,811	$36,070	$42,089
Computer Software and Media Applications	$35,435	$37,424	$41,969
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$39,172	$37,780	$41,769
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$22,567	$21,508	$38,788
Animal Sciences	$32,152	$32,925	$38,292
Research and Experimental Psychology	$28,965	$27,343	$37,386
History	$24,015	$18,771	$37,061
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$29,025	$31,616	$37,019
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,959	$25,194	$35,260
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$29,852	$20,140	$31,175
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	$21,754	$20,140	$29,210
Agricultural Production Operations	$48,121	$43,426	NA
Food Science and Technology	$61,329	NA	NA
Plant Sciences	$32,102	NA	NA
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	NA	$37,856	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$38,513	$33,993	NA
Forestry	$35,961	NA	NA
Landscape Architecture	NA	$46,869	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$39,276	NA	NA
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$62,853	NA	NA
Materials Engineering	$69,257	$68,499	NA
Nuclear Engineering	$63,891	NA	NA
Construction Engineering	NA	$78,343	NA
Engineering, Other	$61,803	$58,673	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	$57,870	$66,653	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$18,771	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$32,382	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$27,686	$24,035	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$44,361	$38,289	NA
Genetics	$39,698	NA	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$22,695	NA	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	NA	$25,194	NA
Mathematics	$43,681	$48,432	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$33,505	NA	NA
Psychology, General	$27,910	$20,824	NA
Anthropology	$20,032	NA	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$25,002	NA	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$32,369	$30,771	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$20,657	NA	NA
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$42,612	NA	NA
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$34,109	NA	NA
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$35,132	$41,565	NA
Marketing	$58,334	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Engineering, Other	$98,166	$94,408	$110,527
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$91,310	$88,342	$105,735
Mechanical Engineering	$91,040	$92,632	$104,408
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$91,895	$84,653	$101,018
Communication and Media Studies	$62,884	$63,997	$69,334
Education, General	$52,442	$54,996	$65,909
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$93,936	$84,653	NA
Civil Engineering	$68,108	$64,493	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$103,789	NA	NA
Engineering Technology, General	$86,603	NA	NA
Air Transportation	$75,287	NA	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$50,714	NA	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,168	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemistry	$70,034	$63,005	$88,209
Education, General	$89,057	NA	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$57,099	NA	NA
Biology, General	$54,485	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$86,594	$112,363	$123,756
Veterinary Medicine	$84,821	NA	$89,107
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$78,343	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Communication and Media Studies	$58,840	$51,273	$59,046

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