Southwest Minnesota State University

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Southwest Minnesota 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 Southwest Minnesota State University students is 47.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 52.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 42.3%.

47.8%

asian 20.0% 2 students
African American 20.0% 5 students
white 54.8% 182 students
unknown 70.0% 7 students
hispanic 18.8% 3 students
International Students 30.8% 12 students

Drop Out

Southwest Minnesota State University has an overall drop-out rate of 20.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 28.9% and 13.6% respectively.

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

20.7%

asian 20.0% 2 students
African American 36.0% 9 students
white 13.2% 44 students
unknown 20.0% 2 students
hispanic 37.5% 6 students
International Students 56.4% 22 students
Mixed Race 58.3% 7 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Southwest Minnesota State University at a rate of 29.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 32.6%, and male students' 26.4%

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

29.7%

asian 60.0% 6 students
African American 40.0% 10 students
white 31.0% 103 students
hispanic 37.5% 6 students
International Students 5.1% 2 students
Mixed Race 33.3% 4 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.8%

white 0.9% 3 students
International Students 7.7% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,193	$61,020	$63,067
Accounting and Related Services	$36,831	$47,729	$48,120
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$38,735	$39,729	$46,976
Finance and Financial Management Services	$41,644	$43,798	$46,844
Hospitality Administration/Management	NA	$35,060	$46,566
Psychology, General	$35,969	$34,526	$42,447
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$39,729	$42,232
Marketing	$39,062	$37,424	$40,251
Social Work	$33,078	$38,829	$39,947
Agricultural Business and Management	$38,927	$42,123	$39,306
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$30,486	$29,685	$38,895
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,319	$36,786	$38,471
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$31,133	$34,990
Sociology	NA	$32,925	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$26,896	NA
Biology, General	NA	$33,993	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$39,369	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$41,937	NA
Education, General	$28,700	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,872	$55,964	$57,477
Education, General	$49,470	$51,482	$52,674
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$52,562	$49,729	$50,544

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