UHD's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Houston-Downtown 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 Houston-Downtown students is 30.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 36.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 21.8%.

30.2%

asian 27.6% 29 students
African American 29.0% 18 students
white 31.4% 16 students
unknown 28.6% 2 students
hispanic 30.9% 158 students
International Students 32.6% 16 students

Drop Out

University of Houston-Downtown has an overall drop-out rate of 22.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 28.7% and 17.8% respectively.

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

22.4%

asian 12.4% 13 students
African American 22.6% 14 students
white 13.7% 7 students
unknown 28.6% 2 students
hispanic 22.7% 116 students
International Students 46.9% 23 students
Mixed Race 40.0% 2 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Houston-Downtown at a rate of 39.5% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 38.5%, and male students' 40.9%

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

39.5%

asian 51.4% 54 students
African American 43.6% 27 students
white 43.1% 22 students
unknown 42.9% 3 students
hispanic 38.2% 195 students
International Students 16.3% 8 students
Mixed Race 60.0% 3 students

Still Enrolled

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

7.8%

asian 8.6% 9 students
African American 4.8% 3 students
white 11.8% 6 students
hispanic 8.2% 42 students
International Students 4.1% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$73,187	$69,338	$76,489
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$52,158	$57,318	$73,620
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$53,110	$57,318	$63,411
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	$45,074	$58,673	$62,848
Management Information Systems and Services	$41,605	$50,022	$55,488
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,118	$50,082	$53,629
Marketing	$42,554	$41,193	$52,508
Accounting and Related Services	$43,661	$44,064	$52,377
Finance and Financial Management Services	$43,449	$49,370	$51,455
Business/Commerce, General	$41,419	$46,589	$48,715
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$43,387	$45,142	$47,691
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,624	$38,289	$45,184
History	$23,640	$39,648	$45,003
International Business	$37,927	$36,560	$43,122
Biological and Physical Sciences	$36,725	$33,993	$42,901
Social Work	$35,750	$32,174	$42,860
Psychology, General	$32,352	$38,122	$39,764
Communication and Media Studies	$35,709	$30,854	$39,570
Chemistry	$42,314	$44,170	$39,368
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$29,685	$38,304
Sociology	$32,915	$25,194	$34,678
Social Sciences, General	$25,763	$33,993	$33,511
Biology, General	$33,226	$29,141	$31,006
English Language and Literature, General	$27,011	$24,421	$29,001
Political Science and Government	$26,481	$28,381	$28,970
Public Health	$32,071	NA	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$49,683	NA
Mathematics	$45,921	NA	NA
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$21,332	$29,685	NA
Philosophy	NA	$16,478	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$38,084	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$56,980	$71,015	$78,852
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$68,458	$64,990	$61,484
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$52,941	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$57,108	NA	NA

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