CU-Boulder's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Colorado Boulder 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 of Colorado Boulder students is 74.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 78.1%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 70.5%.

74.0%

asian 78.7% 266 students
African American 68.0% 70 students
white 75.6% 3,186 students
unknown 50.0% 8 students
hawaiian 40.0% 2 students
hispanic 68.4% 494 students
International Students 72.6% 299 students
Mixed Race 69.8% 233 students

Drop Out

University of Colorado Boulder has an overall drop-out rate of 8.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 11.1% and 5.7% respectively.

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

8.6%

asian 6.2% 21 students
African American 11.6% 12 students
white 6.8% 285 students
unknown 18.8% 3 students
hispanic 9.8% 71 students
International Students 24.5% 101 students
Mixed Race 10.5% 35 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Colorado Boulder at a rate of 15.9% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 15.0%, and male students' 16.7%

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

15.9%

asian 13.3% 45 students
African American 18.4% 19 students
white 16.4% 693 students
unknown 31.2% 5 students
hawaiian 40.0% 2 students
hispanic 19.8% 143 students
International Students 1.0% 4 students
Mixed Race 18.3% 61 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.4%

asian 1.8% 6 students
African American 1.9% 2 students
white 1.3% 53 students
hispanic 1.9% 14 students
International Students 1.9% 8 students
Mixed Race 1.5% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$74,023	$75,204	$86,676
Computer Science	$69,804	$75,921	$85,563
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$68,440	$71,957	$83,132
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$71,135	$71,255	$82,513
Architectural Engineering	$63,737	$67,324	$79,544
Chemical Engineering	$59,177	$65,937	$77,440
Mechanical Engineering	$62,457	$61,580	$71,595
Biochemical Engineering	$48,106	$64,196	$71,035
Civil Engineering	$68,046	$57,705	$69,518
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$49,673	$54,671	$64,934
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$56,674	$54,254	$64,819
Economics	$44,089	$45,190	$56,788
Mathematics	$48,947	$46,087	$55,853
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$38,605	$41,565	$53,352
Journalism	$38,625	$38,721	$52,240
Communication and Media Studies	$40,409	$39,762	$51,103
Political Science and Government	$34,035	$39,369	$46,721
Environmental Design	$34,307	$39,663	$45,846
Astronomy and Astrophysics	$37,212	$32,925	$43,521
Geography and Cartography	$38,142	$33,993	$41,255
Sociology	$34,274	$29,064	$41,210
International/Global Studies	$34,353	$32,772	$41,196
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$18,771	$40,960
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$34,609	$29,956	$40,470
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$30,428	$29,902	$39,298
Psychology, General	$34,383	$32,162	$39,254
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$33,404	$30,771	$38,610
Philosophy	NA	NA	$37,938
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$24,382	$26,353	$35,322
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$31,463	$31,423	$35,190
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$24,668	$26,739	$34,281
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$30,230	$30,573	$33,646
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	NA	$32,239
English Language and Literature, General	$29,747	$25,372	$31,529
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$34,145	$28,870	$31,495
Anthropology	$24,880	$24,615	$31,384
History	$23,631	$32,711	$30,232
Fine and Studio Arts	$26,921	$23,906	$26,425
Music	NA	$23,579	$22,575
Physics	$42,374	$41,193	NA
Chemistry	$46,181	$42,682	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$27,445	$38,289	NA
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$42,963	NA	NA
Engineering Physics	NA	$69,338	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$34,809	$33,993	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$18,771	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$24,703	$22,999	NA
Applied Mathematics	NA	$61,516	NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$43,502	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Engineering, General	$105,752	$116,679	$121,033
Computer Science	$93,907	$94,408	$108,458
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$85,254	$89,641	$97,860
Mechanical Engineering	$76,200	$75,706	$92,272
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$87,191	$80,503	$87,258
Accounting and Related Services	$57,315	$61,681	$75,271
Civil Engineering	$67,419	$68,499	$72,020
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	NA	$48,667	$58,690
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$50,172	$51,273	$53,010
Curriculum and Instruction	$43,354	$45,584	$50,629
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$28,236	$39,612
Music	$25,074	$22,094	$35,947
Fine and Studio Arts	$25,871	$32,925	$35,336
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$79,580	NA	NA
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	$55,318	NA	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$98,654	$93,342	NA
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$36,134	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$31,848	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	NA	$97,071	$118,373
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$75,633	$83,177	$85,039
Music	$40,271	$42,235	$46,086
Mechanical Engineering	NA	$63,005	NA
Chemistry	NA	$66,915	NA
Sociology	NA	$53,358	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	NA	$48,823	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$55,964	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Education, General	NA	$60,771	$67,260
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	NA	$58,673	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$58,611	$63,234	$76,432

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