UNR's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Nevada-Reno 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 Nevada-Reno students is 62.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 65.3%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 59.7%.

62.7%

asian 69.0% 234 students
African American 51.2% 89 students
white 64.9% 1,403 students
unknown 69.4% 50 students
hawaiian 65.7% 23 students
hispanic 57.2% 418 students
International Students 69.0% 20 students
Mixed Race 57.5% 131 students

Drop Out

University of Nevada-Reno has an overall drop-out rate of 34.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 36.6% and 31.9% respectively.

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

34.1%

asian 28.3% 96 students
African American 48.3% 84 students
white 31.7% 685 students
unknown 27.8% 20 students
hawaiian 34.3% 12 students
hispanic 39.5% 289 students
International Students 31.0% 9 students
Mixed Race 38.2% 87 students

Still Enrolled

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

3.2%

asian 2.6% 9 students
white 3.4% 73 students
unknown 2.8% 2 students
hispanic 3.3% 24 students
Mixed Race 4.4% 10 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Mining and Mineral Engineering	NA	$69,338	$82,783
Computer Engineering	$63,402	$67,473	$78,990
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$69,757	$69,161	$74,927
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$61,629	$67,324	$73,298
Mechanical Engineering	$61,173	$59,011	$65,597
Civil Engineering	$58,369	$57,705	$60,500
Finance and Financial Management Services	$44,195	$48,823	$58,976
Accounting and Related Services	$51,930	$52,789	$58,615
Mathematics	$47,684	$50,856	$57,385
Business/Managerial Economics	$36,889	$43,798	$55,222
Marketing	$37,886	$40,396	$52,067
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$47,782	$43,638	$51,837
Business/Commerce, General	$41,458	$42,821	$50,293
Social Work	$39,764	$44,276	$48,860
International Business	$35,816	$38,906	$43,194
Education, Other	$41,882	$38,906	$42,803
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$39,497	$39,909	$42,391
Political Science and Government	$28,084	$37,088	$42,331
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$33,211	$35,653	$42,039
Criminology	$34,411	$33,616	$41,688
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,392	$39,832	$41,058
Communication and Media Studies	$40,848	$31,133	$40,201
Nutrition Sciences	$32,755	$31,236	$39,992
Journalism	$33,582	$32,862	$39,943
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$31,962	$34,420	$39,394
Biology, General	$28,742	$30,988	$38,408
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	NA	$28,055	$36,742
International Relations and National Security Studies	$24,710	$29,685	$35,622
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$30,430	$29,940	$35,500
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$27,639	$26,585	$35,163
Psychology, General	$28,592	$29,995	$34,919
History	$33,079	$25,194	$34,349
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$32,703	$32,925	$34,107
English Language and Literature, General	$27,328	$25,484	$33,549
Anthropology	$26,795	$26,739	$33,463
Music	$18,785	$24,035	$32,131
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$32,714	$26,353	$32,100
Fine and Studio Arts	$28,469	$27,379	$30,380
Sociology	$30,545	$27,295	$28,610
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$44,971	NA
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	NA	$32,563	NA
Forestry	$33,598	$39,927	NA
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$27,328	NA	NA
Chemical Engineering	$41,775	$50,270	NA
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$59,975	$57,318	NA
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	$50,888	$55,964	NA
Chemistry	$41,235	$29,685	NA
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$28,080	NA	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$26,991	$26,739	NA
Geography and Cartography	NA	$46,087	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$25,774	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$101,016	$104,192	$106,685
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$79,284	$89,037
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$79,780	$82,440	$86,482
Civil Engineering	$60,203	$66,169	$77,729
Psychology, General	NA	$57,770	$75,701
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$53,467	$66,461	$64,797
Social Work	$54,230	$52,334	$59,569
Special Education and Teaching	$50,868	$50,231	$53,479
Public Health	$57,731	$50,439	$52,872
Educational Administration and Supervision	$46,713	$48,432	$52,576
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$45,589	$47,260	$48,744
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,706	$47,650	$48,440
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$57,860	NA
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	$75,296	NA	NA
Biotechnology	NA	$50,856	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$54,713	NA
Public Administration	NA	$55,964	NA
Anthropology	NA	$50,439	NA
Music	$24,803	$25,194	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Education, General	$69,185	NA	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$58,673	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medicine	$56,591	$57,995	$71,617

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