Mizzou's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Missouri-Columbia 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 Missouri-Columbia students is 72.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 76.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 68.5%.

72.5%

asian 69.3% 106 students
African American 65.1% 324 students
white 74.0% 3,557 students
unknown 85.7% 12 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 66.9% 172 students
International Students 70.8% 46 students
Mixed Race 65.4% 140 students

Drop Out

University of Missouri-Columbia has an overall drop-out rate of 26.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 30.6% and 23.4% respectively.

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

26.8%

asian 29.4% 45 students
African American 33.7% 168 students
white 25.4% 1,222 students
unknown 14.3% 2 students
hispanic 32.3% 83 students
International Students 24.6% 16 students
Mixed Race 33.2% 71 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.7%

asian 1.3% 2 students
African American 1.2% 6 students
white 0.5% 25 students
hispanic 0.8% 2 students
International Students 4.6% 3 students
Mixed Race 1.4% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemical Engineering	$69,895	$62,012	$79,424
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$72,907	$67,101	$78,960
Computer Engineering	$71,579	$69,897	$78,050
Mechanical Engineering	$66,571	$66,004	$74,926
Industrial Engineering	$70,396	$69,338	$74,701
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$62,420	$63,666	$70,636
Civil Engineering	$60,964	$57,995	$62,785
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$60,951	$57,066	$59,949
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$55,017	$57,017	$58,468
Business/Commerce, General	$50,323	$48,892	$58,359
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	$56,251	$46,321	$53,985
Economics	$44,765	$45,696	$52,481
Agricultural Business and Management	$48,867	$46,673	$51,908
Apparel and Textiles	$38,512	$41,007	$50,522
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$29,685	$50,426
Housing and Human Environments	$43,809	$43,000	$49,197
Journalism	$37,418	$38,197	$48,930
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$25,832	$39,909	$48,391
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$43,998	$41,193	$47,128
Communication and Media Studies	$35,358	$35,891	$45,962
Area Studies	$42,527	$34,298	$45,692
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	$33,394	$33,993	$44,660
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$38,284	$35,274	$43,676
Hospitality Administration/Management	$38,633	$35,500	$43,527
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$34,388	$33,043	$42,643
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$34,419	$33,624	$42,313
Political Science and Government	$35,343	$32,711	$41,829
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$35,038	$30,891	$41,372
Plant Sciences	$37,618	$36,131	$41,325
Fine and Studio Arts	$34,933	$29,374	$39,907
Agriculture, General	$28,239	$32,925	$39,397
Biology, General	$24,544	$26,121	$39,061
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$24,117	$30,047	$38,864
Animal Sciences	$27,992	$33,281	$38,344
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$41,170	$38,721	$38,172
Forestry	$29,725	NA	$37,773
Psychology, General	$29,782	$29,805	$37,255
Sociology	$31,759	$32,391	$36,668
History	$26,248	$21,166	$36,101
Special Education and Teaching	$40,242	$35,518	$35,933
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$29,521	$28,478	$35,753
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$33,520	$32,245	$35,248
English Language and Literature, General	$26,979	$29,064	$33,088
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$27,179	$23,207	$31,368
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$27,002	$21,964	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$18,401	NA
Food Science and Technology	NA	$38,289	NA
Agricultural Mechanization	$48,353	$57,318	NA
Music	$30,766	NA	NA
Anthropology	$26,486	NA	NA
Social Work	NA	$33,138	NA
Geography and Cartography	$40,081	NA	NA
Physics	NA	$43,426	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$23,987	NA	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$31,848	NA
Chemistry	NA	$25,194	NA
Statistics	$42,173	NA	NA
Mathematics	$48,004	$38,289	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	NA	$57,318	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business/Commerce, General	$84,087	$80,628	$96,108
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$89,564	$93,226
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$89,866	$74,953	$79,864
Accounting and Related Services	$56,382	$59,350	$69,718
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$62,812	$63,692	$65,112
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$52,965	$52,941	$58,889
Public Administration	$60,213	$52,524	$57,712
Public Health	$40,916	$48,198	$55,231
Journalism	$47,912	$50,543	$55,003
Educational Administration and Supervision	$51,541	$49,962	$54,053
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$48,350	$45,354	$49,105
Social Work	$41,353	$41,362	$46,707
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$43,793	$37,748	$43,740
Special Education and Teaching	$39,943	$38,289	$41,802
Curriculum and Instruction	$38,846	$40,164	$41,567
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$41,059	$36,668	$40,299
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$78,340	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$44,089	$38,289	NA
Taxation	$58,806	NA	NA
Music	$19,121	$29,685	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$65,797	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$93,333	$100,008	$104,573
Educational Administration and Supervision	$70,511	$81,210	$81,536
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$62,888	$65,131	$65,459
Communication and Media Studies	$52,502	NA	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	$63,749	$57,318	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$55,057	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	NA	$64,990	NA
Chemistry	NA	$56,415	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Veterinary Medicine	$80,803	NA	$85,805
Law	$51,692	$54,621	$67,270
Medicine	$56,194	$57,461	$64,228
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$78,768	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Public Health	$56,519	$60,161	$62,647
Accounting and Related Services	$57,236	NA	NA
Public Administration	$58,771	NA	NA
Social Work	$44,875	NA	NA

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