University of Miami's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Miami 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 Miami students is 83.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 84.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 82.1%.

83.5%

asian 89.8% 106 students
African American 85.7% 126 students
white 83.6% 767 students
unknown 89.0% 81 students
hispanic 83.4% 361 students
International Students 78.6% 213 students
Mixed Race 79.7% 59 students

Drop Out

University of Miami has an overall drop-out rate of 15.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 16.9% and 14.7% respectively.

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

15.8%

asian 10.2% 12 students
African American 14.3% 21 students
white 15.8% 145 students
unknown 11.0% 10 students
hispanic 15.7% 68 students
International Students 19.6% 53 students
Mixed Race 20.3% 15 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.7%

white 0.7% 6 students
hispanic 0.9% 4 students
International Students 1.9% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Mechanical Engineering	$51,220	$72,796	$87,198
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$48,570	$53,358	$72,668
Finance and Financial Management Services	$57,413	$60,623	$72,612
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,860	$65,621	$67,064
Accounting and Related Services	$56,746	$59,124	$66,009
Industrial Engineering	$58,892	$65,238	$59,044
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$41,372	$52,941	$58,471
Marketing	$45,330	$51,035	$57,144
Architecture	$50,674	$51,690	$56,289
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$40,082	$43,575	$50,764
Economics	$37,655	$48,432	$49,857
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$30,568	$36,992	$44,689
Political Science and Government	$32,000	$41,565	$44,348
Journalism	$32,587	$29,685	$43,172
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$25,996	$30,771	$42,266
International Relations and National Security Studies	$35,769	$27,048	$37,492
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NA	$25,194	$37,397
Psychology, General	$27,028	$24,562	$36,203
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$24,421	$31,164
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$33,281	$29,767
Music	$18,726	$22,874	$23,183
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$18,460	$19,592	$21,495
Biology, General	$21,259	$13,702	$21,044
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$14,459	$25,967	$18,048
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	NA	$71,015	NA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$56,640	NA	NA
Computer Science	$67,514	$78,343	NA
Business/Managerial Economics	$60,274	$52,941	NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$47,164	$58,673	NA
Communication and Media Studies	$24,581	NA	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	NA	$36,848	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$57,318	NA
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)	$50,340	$25,967	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$15,142	$25,194	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$47,378	NA	NA
Criminology	$29,138	$32,391	NA
Anthropology	NA	$24,035	NA
Chemistry	NA	$13,702	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$23,887	$25,194	NA
Statistics	$65,603	NA	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$15,352	$18,771	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	NA	$21,234	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Health and Medical Administrative Services	NA	$125,015	$172,147
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,295	$95,591	$108,205
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$78,024	$83,022	$88,651
Accounting and Related Services	$60,833	$60,623	$78,127
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$60,602	$52,107	$64,806
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$40,435	$42,682	$42,580
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	NA	$44,835	$39,830
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NA	$35,416	$36,810
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$73,446	NA
Taxation	$63,136	$66,077	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$49,019	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$45,418	NA	NA
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NA	$61,860	NA
Finance and Financial Management Services	$65,006	$80,862	NA
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	$38,562	NA	NA
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$43,504	NA	NA
Music	$21,947	$24,421	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$39,049	NA	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$45,525	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$67,830	$71,095	$77,849
Music	$29,295	$24,421	$30,547
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$125,623	$117,572	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$59,299	$58,673	$75,770
Medicine	$57,755	$58,980	$67,113

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