UMich's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 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 Michigan-Ann Arbor students is 93.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 94.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 93.0%.

93.7%

asian 94.6% 773 students
African American 86.9% 258 students
white 94.4% 3,510 students
unknown 94.6% 353 students
hispanic 90.6% 310 students
International Students 92.2% 224 students
Mixed Race 90.8% 227 students

Drop Out

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has an overall drop-out rate of 5.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 6.1% and 5.3% respectively.

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

5.7%

asian 4.4% 36 students
African American 11.1% 33 students
white 5.2% 194 students
unknown 4.8% 18 students
hispanic 8.8% 30 students
International Students 6.6% 16 students
Mixed Race 7.6% 19 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.6%

asian 1.0% 8 students
African American 2.0% 6 students
white 0.3% 13 students
unknown 0.5% 2 students
hispanic 0.6% 2 students
International Students 1.2% 3 students
Mixed Race 1.6% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$100,643	$94,281	$117,745
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$83,131	$83,177	$100,155
Computer Engineering	$84,934	$79,389	$93,130
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$78,393	$82,123	$88,192
Information Science/Studies	$71,304	$76,460	$87,841
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$67,815	$70,736	$87,512
Industrial Engineering	$75,644	$77,235	$85,126
Statistics	$60,804	$54,435	$84,076
Mechanical Engineering	$75,414	$76,070	$83,568
Mathematics	$66,504	$65,938	$83,219
Chemical Engineering	$75,199	$75,104	$81,766
Materials Engineering	$73,854	$71,575	$79,847
Human Resources Management and Services	$61,347	$67,101	$78,975
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	NA	$67,240	$76,836
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$71,015	$74,943
Economics	$62,024	$61,829	$74,685
Civil Engineering	$65,294	$66,045	$72,615
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$56,501	$60,771	$68,131
Nuclear Engineering	$41,147	$53,358	$65,523
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$64,548	$63,652	$65,486
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$36,559	$42,495	$57,040
Communication and Media Studies	$45,761	$47,473	$56,558
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$47,344	$46,478	$55,861
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$46,330	$50,856	$53,809
Political Science and Government	$40,625	$40,305	$53,177
Architecture	$39,533	$39,369	$49,935
Public Policy Analysis	$44,429	$44,384	$49,846
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$33,679	$36,312	$47,852
International/Global Studies	$33,806	$33,993	$47,233
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$26,839	$30,336	$45,395
Sociology	$30,003	$34,847	$44,919
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$33,089	$36,848	$43,927
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$23,494	$23,869	$43,591
English Language and Literature, General	$28,964	$32,142	$40,918
Fine and Studio Arts	$32,738	$32,996	$40,739
Research and Experimental Psychology	$30,126	$30,035	$40,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,529	$41,119	$40,144
Area Studies	$19,348	$34,420	$37,988
History	$31,870	$29,250	$37,986
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$19,248	$23,108	$34,521
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$26,586	$24,421	$34,215
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$29,824	$28,682	$34,086
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$23,630	$21,850	$33,088
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$18,827	$28,055	$32,184
Anthropology	$21,259	$20,140	$31,881
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$20,815	$21,964	$31,551
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$24,105	$27,947	$29,851
Music	$21,629	$19,911	$27,559
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$21,158	$18,429	$25,987
Philosophy	NA	$32,563	$21,836
Computer Software and Media Applications	$82,297	NA	NA
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$21,743	$30,228	NA
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$20,140	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$20,297	NA	NA
Biology, General	$24,623	$30,409	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$30,568	$16,169	NA
Cognitive Science	$37,741	NA	NA
Astronomy and Astrophysics	$19,258	NA	NA
Chemistry	NA	$38,289	NA
Physics	$42,728	$33,993	NA
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	NA	$27,488	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$185,139	$178,741	$197,723
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$209,842	$168,125	$177,935
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$139,794	$140,166	$148,785
Systems Engineering	$102,847	$116,354	$116,465
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$96,171	$99,772	$107,831
Engineering, Other	$91,194	$84,653	$101,999
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$78,687	$87,112	$99,010
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$88,396	$91,934	$98,388
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$90,479	$93,520	$97,808
Mechanical Engineering	$92,958	$87,604	$94,703
Industrial Engineering	$96,587	$95,591	$94,654
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$73,895	$84,653	$93,855
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	NA	$77,213	$83,144
Public Policy Analysis	$62,387	$69,854	$79,190
Accounting and Related Services	$63,440	$65,198	$78,274
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$68,682	$75,114	$77,835
Civil Engineering	$69,925	$69,757	$76,886
Area Studies	$53,121	$51,851	$65,949
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$50,134	$58,334	$65,869
Information Science/Studies	$60,266	$53,567	$63,297
Architecture	NA	$54,855	$60,964
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$55,566	$51,607	$60,339
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$49,154	$50,856	$57,535
Public Health	$52,799	$51,134	$56,358
Educational Administration and Supervision	$48,958	$49,631	$53,346
Nutrition Sciences	$27,148	$40,896	$52,839
Social Work	$45,306	$46,342	$51,122
Community Organization and Advocacy	$42,572	$45,466	$50,213
Education, General	$46,287	$47,046	$50,030
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$41,624	$39,927	$49,294
Music	$20,068	$19,835	$25,487
Landscape Architecture	NA	$51,106	NA
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$54,129	NA	NA
Computer Engineering	$123,561	$157,288	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$16,637	NA	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	NA	$25,596	NA
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	$67,125	$78,343	NA
Statistics	$66,713	$73,949	NA
Sustainability Studies	$53,527	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemistry	NA	$63,749	$84,159
Music	NA	$41,193	$53,282
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	NA	$97,071	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$59,566	NA	NA
Physics	NA	$87,754	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	NA	$50,439	NA
Public Health	NA	$71,486	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$89,398	$101,964	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$146,285	$139,927	$151,208
Dentistry	$118,208	$112,215	$137,273
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$78,398	$97,071	$123,926
Medicine	$60,006	$60,409	$70,728

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