UNC Charlotte's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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 North Carolina at Charlotte students is 65.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 69.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 62.1%.

65.7%

asian 74.9% 155 students
African American 66.8% 275 students
white 64.9% 1,452 students
unknown 65.3% 49 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 69.1% 190 students
International Students 69.0% 49 students
Mixed Race 54.4% 80 students

Drop Out

University of North Carolina at Charlotte has an overall drop-out rate of 8.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 11.4% and 5.3% respectively.

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

8.6%

asian 6.3% 13 students
African American 9.0% 37 students
white 8.0% 178 students
unknown 8.0% 6 students
hispanic 6.6% 18 students
International Students 28.2% 20 students
Mixed Race 13.6% 20 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of North Carolina at Charlotte at a rate of 23.1% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 23.6%, and male students' 22.7%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

23.1%

asian 15.5% 32 students
African American 20.4% 84 students
white 24.9% 557 students
unknown 21.3% 16 students
hispanic 21.4% 59 students
International Students 2.8% 2 students
Mixed Race 27.2% 40 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.7%

asian 3.4% 7 students
African American 3.9% 16 students
white 2.2% 50 students
unknown 5.3% 4 students
hispanic 2.9% 8 students
Mixed Race 4.8% 7 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Engineering	$58,378	$70,829	$79,712
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$67,160	$63,898	$73,656
Management Information Systems and Services	$52,433	$60,920	$72,989
Computer Science	$61,034	$60,335	$70,327
Mechanical Engineering	$63,768	$62,666	$69,749
Construction Engineering Technologies	$63,303	$58,943	$68,259
Systems Engineering	$57,042	$60,173	$67,820
Civil Engineering	$61,234	$55,663	$66,152
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$58,725	$56,716	$65,549
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$60,891	$57,318	$62,914
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$59,850	$58,307	$59,217
Accounting and Related Services	$42,769	$47,113	$57,464
Finance and Financial Management Services	$46,175	$48,162	$55,083
Geography and Cartography	$35,230	$46,869	$54,449
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$56,466	$52,877	$53,836
Architecture	$48,368	$45,852	$52,083
Business/Managerial Economics	$44,145	$41,193	$51,283
Mathematics	$38,406	$39,774	$47,925
Marketing	$38,672	$38,387	$47,806
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	$43,921	$45,715	$47,655
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$42,308	$39,979	$47,268
Chemistry	$40,731	$42,682	$46,025
Public Health	$33,894	$38,649	$43,134
Social Work	$30,742	$30,305	$42,041
Communication and Media Studies	$34,203	$35,126	$39,934
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$29,615	$31,853	$39,645
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,573	$33,993	$38,824
Special Education and Teaching	$38,276	$38,405	$37,676
Political Science and Government	$31,919	$35,213	$37,590
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$36,801	$37,856	$37,521
History	$31,213	$33,993	$37,324
Sociology	$32,626	$30,988	$37,106
Biology, General	$28,310	$29,064	$36,891
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$28,809	$28,013	$36,437
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$29,185	$31,581	$36,384
International/Global Studies	$24,331	$25,194	$36,119
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$32,121	$33,281	$35,399
Religion/Religious Studies	$35,673	$27,823	$35,039
Psychology, General	$27,551	$27,578	$34,129
English Language and Literature, General	$28,138	$32,315	$34,073
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$28,830	NA	$33,391
Anthropology	$26,491	$29,141	$30,790
Fine and Studio Arts	$26,699	$29,064	$30,363
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$25,075	$32,332	$29,037
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$21,016	$28,598	$26,921
Dance	$26,567	$15,817	$20,306
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$57,574	$42,682	NA
International Business	$42,157	$48,432	NA
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$30,521	$20,140	NA
Philosophy	$24,034	$29,685	NA
Fire Protection	NA	$52,107	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$99,028	$123,527	$120,396
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$76,492	$84,653	$90,016
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$88,922	$78,343	$88,416
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other	NA	$71,575	$74,196
Civil Engineering	$61,022	$65,387	$73,734
Accounting and Related Services	$61,273	$58,479	$68,492
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$47,338	$58,221	$64,875
Architecture	$52,718	$49,771	$60,127
Educational Administration and Supervision	$52,098	$53,608	$58,332
Public Administration	$48,045	$48,667	$54,825
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$44,933	$52,111
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$40,130	$44,468	$47,235
Social Work	$41,152	$42,487	$46,804
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,842	$43,990	$45,097
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$41,059	$41,565	$42,351
Business/Managerial Economics	$81,206	$91,744	NA
History	NA	$41,025	NA
Computer Science	$72,331	$66,624	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$79,725	$77,715	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	$90,994	$90,412	NA
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	NA	$59,124	NA
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$56,007	$79,081	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$37,517	$38,829	NA
Public Health	$37,097	$42,682	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$60,158	$52,941	$58,496
Special Education and Teaching	$43,644	$44,170	$45,593
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$34,670	$41,193	$41,242
Education, Other	$37,271	$38,914	$38,007

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$75,257	NA	NA

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