UMKC's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Missouri-Kansas City 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-Kansas City students is 56.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 58.1%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 54.6%.

56.8%

asian 84.9% 101 students
African American 47.1% 57 students
white 55.9% 302 students
unknown 50.0% 10 students
hispanic 53.8% 56 students
International Students 57.4% 31 students
Mixed Race 35.6% 21 students

Drop Out

University of Missouri-Kansas City has an overall drop-out rate of 41.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 43.1% and 40.1% respectively.

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

41.3%

asian 13.4% 16 students
African American 51.2% 62 students
white 41.7% 225 students
unknown 50.0% 10 students
hispanic 46.1% 48 students
International Students 38.9% 21 students
Mixed Race 62.7% 37 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.0%

asian 1.7% 2 students
African American 1.6% 2 students
white 2.4% 13 students
International Students 3.7% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,822	$71,015	$77,178
Computer Science	$63,355	$65,871	$74,735
Mechanical Engineering	$69,750	$65,920	$74,106
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$57,763	$60,399	$64,961
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$60,748	$59,872	$60,710
Civil Engineering	$59,996	$55,547	$60,434
Accounting and Related Services	$47,407	$54,543	$58,793
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	$38,294	$44,942	$50,703
Business/Commerce, General	$41,283	$42,821	$45,907
Biology, General	$31,512	$36,745	$45,081
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$35,082	$34,420	$43,909
Chemistry	$33,361	$33,993	$40,913
Communication and Media Studies	$34,106	$37,883	$40,343
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$33,664	$37,640	$38,957
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$41,826	$32,711	$38,909
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$35,482	$37,073	$36,637
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,924	$32,569	$35,042
English Language and Literature, General	$28,136	$27,397	$34,820
Psychology, General	$30,014	$32,124	$34,714
Fine and Studio Arts	$24,512	$27,947	$33,019
Dance	NA	$18,087	$22,239
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$41,007	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$26,933	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$35,772	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$63,005	NA
History	$28,057	$21,052	NA
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$22,994	NA	NA
Philosophy	NA	$25,194	NA
Music	NA	$28,019	NA
Sociology	$31,888	$33,993	NA
Political Science and Government	$33,181	$26,896	NA
Economics	$42,509	$47,260	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$178,768	$176,087	$172,214
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$105,985	$98,345	$99,753
Business/Commerce, General	$76,921	$75,330	$86,139
Finance and Financial Management Services	NA	$71,575	$79,167
Accounting and Related Services	$56,937	$58,402	$66,472
Public Administration	$45,553	$49,509	$53,594
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$39,474	$41,193	$49,550
Social Work	$42,505	$42,961	$49,067
Educational Administration and Supervision	$47,422	$45,383	$48,077
Curriculum and Instruction	$40,364	$45,980	$45,712
Music	$28,941	$33,993	$40,985
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$29,088	$33,281	$39,661
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$77,213	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$71,015	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$36,221	NA
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	NA	$50,856	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$95,769	$97,959	NA
Economics	NA	$44,971	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$124,107	$131,319	$143,602
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$107,505	$124,023	$127,836
Medicine	$57,263	$56,007	$67,582
Law	$50,613	$51,169	$63,544

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$120,212	NA	$166,758
Music	NA	$29,685	$38,310
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$82,440	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$196,454	$144,240	NA

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