KU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Kansas 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 Kansas students is 66.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 66.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 65.0%.

66.0%

asian 68.9% 124 students
African American 47.2% 83 students
white 69.5% 2,024 students
unknown 65.5% 19 students
hispanic 51.4% 170 students
International Students 69.9% 116 students
Mixed Race 54.6% 119 students

Drop Out

University of Kansas has an overall drop-out rate of 7.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 9.9% and 6.1% respectively.

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

7.8%

asian 4.4% 8 students
African American 10.8% 19 students
white 6.1% 178 students
unknown 6.9% 2 students
hispanic 13.6% 45 students
International Students 18.7% 31 students
Mixed Race 13.8% 30 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of Kansas at a rate of 24.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 25.9%, and male students' 23.2%

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

24.6%

asian 23.9% 43 students
African American 39.8% 70 students
white 23.3% 679 students
unknown 27.6% 8 students
hispanic 32.3% 107 students
International Students 9.0% 15 students
Mixed Race 28.4% 62 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.5%

asian 2.8% 5 students
African American 2.3% 4 students
white 1.1% 31 students
hispanic 2.7% 9 students
International Students 2.4% 4 students
Mixed Race 3.2% 7 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Petroleum Engineering	$71,179	$63,005	$81,042
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$69,338	$78,614
Mechanical Engineering	$64,974	$66,001	$73,900
Chemical Engineering	$65,436	$59,722	$72,306
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$64,919	$64,990	$68,960
Civil Engineering	$62,231	$63,666	$66,671
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$56,568	$58,350	$63,661
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$49,569	$53,537	$61,787
Finance and Financial Management Services	$49,456	$51,273	$59,887
Management Information Systems and Services	$54,883	$54,635	$59,768
Accounting and Related Services	$45,224	$46,087	$57,883
Marketing	$41,682	$47,846	$56,959
Political Science and Government	$35,655	$35,772	$55,764
Economics	$43,144	$40,896	$51,790
Business/Commerce, General	$45,341	$41,789	$51,668
Public Administration	NA	$40,647	$50,553
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$39,412	$54,109	$49,815
Journalism	$37,913	$37,808	$47,923
Design and Applied Arts	$32,536	$37,208	$47,124
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$28,152	$32,569	$45,798
Communication and Media Studies	$35,383	$41,106	$44,973
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,776	$37,465	$41,439
Biology, General	$30,471	$28,236	$38,355
Social Work	$32,019	$32,284	$36,670
Psychology, General	$31,421	$28,779	$35,518
Behavioral Sciences	$29,023	$29,685	$35,165
English Language and Literature, General	$24,456	$28,055	$35,107
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$36,932	$38,289	$35,102
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$22,192	$31,756
International/Global Studies	$30,362	$20,596	$31,154
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$25,542	$25,658	$30,710
History	$26,445	$26,353	$27,982
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,537	$17,033	$22,575
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$61,908	$57,318	NA
Architectural Engineering	$62,052	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$39,437	$38,289	NA
Computer Engineering	$68,011	NA	NA
Area Studies	NA	$31,851	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$18,262	$31,127	NA
Mathematics	$42,886	$39,927	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$31,583	$26,585	NA
Chemistry	NA	$41,193	NA
Anthropology	$20,674	$23,803	NA
Human Biology	$30,152	$28,598	NA
Sociology	$31,135	$32,925	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$44,752	$31,848	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$33,222	$33,993	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	NA	$35,274	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$80,966	$73,299	$88,195
Accounting and Related Services	$56,381	$55,246	$67,349
Architecture	$50,867	$53,537	$61,810
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$59,635	$53,775	$59,577
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$55,275	$47,781	$52,649
Social Work	$43,529	$43,605	$49,621
Curriculum and Instruction	$47,422	$45,554	$49,172
Special Education and Teaching	$48,138	$44,356	$47,716
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$42,123	NA
Business/Commerce, General	$93,172	NA	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$50,886	NA	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	$104,661	$106,421	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$77,939	NA	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NA	$53,179	NA
Public Health	$54,263	NA	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$47,926	NA	NA
Public Administration	$56,546	$55,512	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$50,763	NA	NA
Music	NA	$24,035	NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$78,049	$62,260	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$43,387	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$67,617	$72,625	$77,366
Educational Administration and Supervision	$49,963	$40,896	$44,689
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$54,005	NA	NA
Music	$34,152	$52,107	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$68,440	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$160,586	$170,720	$156,139
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$112,189	$119,061	$123,797
Law	$56,347	$53,108	$68,650
Medicine	$56,023	$55,764	$67,803

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$55,061	$53,866

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