UTC-Chattanooga's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 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 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga students is 53.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 58.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 47.4%.

53.7%

asian 67.4% 29 students
African American 44.3% 94 students
white 55.1% 786 students
unknown 54.6% 12 students
hispanic 49.4% 38 students
International Students 40.0% 2 students
Mixed Race 52.4% 33 students

Drop Out

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga has an overall drop-out rate of 44.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 50.2% and 40.4% respectively.

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

44.3%

asian 27.9% 12 students
African American 54.7% 116 students
white 43.0% 614 students
unknown 40.9% 9 students
hispanic 48.0% 37 students
International Students 60.0% 3 students
Mixed Race 44.4% 28 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.9%

asian 4.7% 2 students
African American 0.9% 2 students
white 1.9% 27 students
hispanic 2.6% 2 students
Mixed Race 3.2% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$67,245	$72,883	$78,427
Mechanical Engineering	$63,841	$63,005	$74,942
Civil Engineering	$57,404	$62,012	$71,084
Chemical Engineering	$65,427	$67,324	$70,983
Engineering, General	$54,615	$69,338	$69,556
Computer Science	$46,241	$57,318	$61,753
Engineering-Related Fields	$57,446	$52,941	$58,016
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$55,069	$53,556	$54,530
Economics	NA	NA	$52,692
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$41,220	$39,022	$45,768
Chemistry	$26,316	$33,993	$41,773
Legal Support Services	$31,635	$35,594	$39,678
Social Work	$29,720	$30,988	$39,624
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,012	$31,673	$37,946
Political Science and Government	$30,709	$26,933	$37,127
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,326	$29,033	$36,687
Communication and Media Studies	$30,562	$31,702	$36,651
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$35,102	$35,097	$35,794
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$28,951	$32,843	$35,525
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$29,306	$30,771	$33,506
English Language and Literature, General	$24,300	$24,325	$31,847
Biology, General	$25,103	$24,983	$31,688
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$27,476	$31,567
Psychology, General	$25,731	$27,357	$29,598
Social Sciences, Other	$24,299	$25,194	$24,018
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$23,503	$25,194	$16,758
History	$23,558	$26,739	NA
Design and Applied Arts	$45,039	NA	NA
Applied Mathematics	NA	$40,737	NA
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$26,590	$32,925	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$31,133	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$146,119	$145,898	$147,996
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$74,736	$76,041	$80,605
Psychology, General	$40,600	$63,005	$73,667
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$35,698	$40,017	$50,277
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$43,667	$44,055	$46,148
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$40,956	$41,689	$41,846
Accounting and Related Services	$57,421	NA	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	$81,784	$76,460	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$38,289	NA
Public Administration	NA	$40,896	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$68,269	$71,255	$69,322
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$96,465	NA	NA

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