UB's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University at Buffalo 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 University at Buffalo students is 73.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 81.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 68.8%.

73.8%

asian 76.0% 416 students
African American 61.9% 151 students
white 74.5% 1,254 students
unknown 73.2% 145 students
hispanic 68.7% 171 students
International Students 78.4% 324 students
Mixed Race 74.1% 63 students

Drop Out

University at Buffalo has an overall drop-out rate of 8.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 10.9% and 5.4% respectively.

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

8.7%

asian 6.2% 34 students
African American 13.1% 32 students
white 5.6% 95 students
unknown 7.1% 14 students
hawaiian 50.0% 2 students
hispanic 12.1% 30 students
International Students 20.1% 83 students
Mixed Race 8.2% 7 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University at Buffalo at a rate of 16.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 12.8%, and male students' 18.7%

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

16.4%

asian 16.3% 89 students
African American 23.8% 58 students
white 19.0% 320 students
unknown 16.2% 32 students
hispanic 18.1% 45 students
Mixed Race 17.6% 15 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.1%

asian 1.5% 8 students
African American 1.2% 3 students
white 0.8% 13 students
unknown 3.5% 7 students
hispanic 1.2% 3 students
International Students 1.2% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$60,109	$61,020	$82,514
Computer Engineering	$61,859	$67,101	$76,613
Industrial Engineering	$61,581	$59,350	$74,704
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$59,797	$59,485	$72,822
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$66,995	$70,456	$72,342
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$67,511	$57,860	$71,530
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$70,788	$66,681	$70,584
Mechanical Engineering	$61,042	$56,234	$67,344
Civil Engineering	$59,397	$56,810	$63,892
Chemical Engineering	$55,257	$42,682	$63,241
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$45,437	$52,107	$60,662
Accounting and Related Services	$44,510	$44,802	$60,342
Mathematics	$34,274	$40,132	$53,596
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$37,574	$40,065	$49,430
Chemistry	$33,477	$35,274	$49,422
Economics	$40,642	$26,224	$46,909
Communication and Media Studies	$34,834	$34,793	$44,377
Environmental Design	NA	$32,925	$42,132
Social Sciences, General	$30,016	$29,250	$40,886
Sociology	$29,746	$33,993	$40,138
Political Science and Government	$28,639	$27,126	$39,416
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$23,822	$26,489	$38,805
Psychology, General	$27,689	$27,346	$38,612
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$30,827	$21,781	$37,293
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$24,021	$26,739	$36,106
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,699	$25,658	$34,769
Biology, General	$23,366	$23,456	$33,063
English Language and Literature, General	$26,967	$23,803	$32,917
History	$26,574	$26,739	$32,561
Dance	$19,653	$18,771	$22,616
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$25,698	$16,015	$21,297
Architecture	$30,844	$27,126	NA
International Business	$29,034	$28,960	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$47,620	$44,971	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$16,923	$18,315	NA
Geography and Cartography	$31,417	$25,194	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$68,548	NA	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$25,476	$28,236	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$20,944	$19,227	NA
Physics	$34,444	NA	NA
Anthropology	$19,202	$27,669	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,415	$68,499	$78,884
Accounting and Related Services	$54,249	$61,078	$75,877
Civil Engineering	$63,773	$66,653	$75,097
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$50,627	$55,151	$57,442
Architecture	$50,952	$48,198	$54,648
Public Health	$45,087	$46,478	$54,326
Educational Administration and Supervision	$43,809	$45,383	$53,641
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$50,318	$44,356	$51,840
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$44,869	$43,351	$48,256
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$44,969	$41,565	$47,266
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,824	$44,091	$46,760
Library Science and Administration	$41,584	$40,318	$46,654
Social Work	$43,155	$40,546	$45,466
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$44,380	$41,565	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$71,575	NA
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$44,828	NA	NA
Chemical Engineering	$68,721	NA	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$74,576	NA
Mechanical Engineering	NA	$72,482	NA
Library Science, Other	NA	$50,856	NA
Biology, General	$22,326	NA	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$18,671	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$140,469	$159,761	$146,042
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$60,728	$66,653	$64,761
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$48,432	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$66,390	NA	NA
Chemistry	NA	$71,957	NA
Anthropology	NA	$47,260	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	NA	$64,829	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$73,215	NA
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$45,595	$50,856	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$70,533	$67,772	$132,503
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$95,335	$104,510	$123,979
Law	$53,756	$54,593	$69,334

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