UNCW's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of North Carolina Wilmington 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 Wilmington students is 71.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 74.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 67.5%.

71.8%

asian 70.0% 42 students
African American 62.7% 47 students
white 72.5% 1,104 students
unknown 77.5% 86 students
hispanic 72.1% 101 students
International Students 50.0% 8 students
Mixed Race 67.1% 53 students

Drop Out

University of North Carolina Wilmington has an overall drop-out rate of 6.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 8.5% and 5.3% respectively.

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

6.5%

asian 3.3% 2 students
African American 9.3% 7 students
white 6.2% 95 students
unknown 5.4% 6 students
hispanic 6.4% 9 students
International Students 25.0% 4 students
Mixed Race 11.4% 9 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of North Carolina Wilmington at a rate of 20.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 19.3%, and male students' 23.0%

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

20.7%

asian 25.0% 15 students
African American 28.0% 21 students
white 20.3% 309 students
unknown 16.2% 18 students
hispanic 20.0% 28 students
International Students 25.0% 4 students
Mixed Race 20.2% 16 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.0%

white 1.0% 15 students
hispanic 1.4% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$54,368	$64,493	$72,729
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,331	$59,253	$63,301
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$45,853	$46,478	$58,788
Business/Managerial Economics	NA	$55,512	$55,086
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$39,700	$43,201	$54,656
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$33,772	$28,598	$45,799
Chemistry	$34,711	$39,909	$42,931
Mathematics	$39,117	$38,597	$40,272
Special Education and Teaching	$37,394	$38,289	$39,788
Communication and Media Studies	$29,926	$34,526	$39,776
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$35,274	$39,318
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$26,148	$34,704	$38,932
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$36,429	$37,179	$37,836
Political Science and Government	$26,957	$30,771	$37,591
Social Work	$27,180	$32,747	$37,533
English Language and Literature, General	$26,071	$27,710	$36,539
Sociology	$25,805	$27,618	$36,489
International/Global Studies	$22,582	$33,993	$35,953
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$29,685	$35,941
Criminology	$27,209	$31,845	$35,904
Biology, General	$31,283	$26,292	$35,318
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$32,195	$29,685	$34,791
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$17,845	$21,312	$33,913
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$20,754	$25,729	$33,440
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$26,261	$25,967	$32,775
Psychology, General	$25,602	$26,142	$32,291
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$23,504	$24,532	$31,514
Public Health	$29,370	$33,459	$31,356
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$22,587	$22,444	$31,075
History	$30,882	$25,194	$30,078
Fine and Studio Arts	$20,849	$24,035	$29,052
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other	NA	$21,781	$28,944
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$21,029	$23,340	$28,357
Anthropology	$22,477	$18,315	$21,963
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$48,982	$45,715	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$86,377	$92,124	$103,988
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,601	$65,486	$79,923
Fine and Studio Arts	$59,073	$60,957	$73,607
Chemistry	$52,551	$55,108	$65,524
Public Administration	$46,594	$43,240	$49,130
Psychology, General	$47,230	$33,993	$47,841
Social Work	$41,668	$45,584	$47,165
Education, General	$39,035	$44,897	$46,369
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$37,296	$42,682	$44,382
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$34,506	$32,391	$39,812
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$25,761	$28,019	$39,638
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,217	$37,830	$39,267
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$59,693	$40,461	NA
Dispute Resolution	$37,960	NA	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	NA	$63,997	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$46,604	$48,432	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$84,653	NA
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NA	$33,993	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$39,153	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$68,987	$71,015	$73,712

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