UPenn's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania students is 96.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 97.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 94.6%.

96.2%

asian 97.5% 462 students
African American 96.4% 159 students
white 95.9% 957 students
unknown 98.1% 103 students
hispanic 95.0% 248 students
International Students 95.1% 271 students
Mixed Race 98.9% 88 students

Drop Out

University of Pennsylvania has an overall drop-out rate of 2.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 4.1% and 1.6% respectively.

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

2.8%

asian 1.0% 5 students
African American 3.0% 5 students
white 3.4% 34 students
unknown 1.9% 2 students
hispanic 4.6% 12 students
International Students 2.5% 7 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.0%

asian 1.5% 7 students
white 0.7% 7 students
International Students 2.5% 7 students

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Finance and Financial Management Services	$189,905	$201,334	$249,574
International/Global Studies	$162,528	$182,280	$234,875
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$68,404	$198,043	$227,605
Real Estate	$119,383	$169,894	$224,847
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$177,203	$202,922	$214,927
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$169,238	$174,994	$208,033
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$179,063	$175,674	$186,790
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$161,907	$167,417	$183,206
Marketing	$155,920	$144,938	$177,786
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$117,143	$115,658	$161,610
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$104,649	$109,193	$119,641
Public Administration	$73,585	$70,596	$82,077
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$65,323	$57,318	$79,987
Architecture	$60,546	$55,693	$63,549
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$62,060	$56,415	$63,378
Public Health	$56,228	$57,318	$61,409
Educational Administration and Supervision	$55,045	$52,492	$59,961
Education, General	$60,196	$50,465	$58,960
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$55,461	$56,133	$58,584
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$55,164	$48,432	$54,847
Social Work	$45,778	$47,846	$54,578
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$52,897	$48,041	$52,482
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$50,497	$50,272	$51,166
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$46,473	NA	$50,723
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$48,246	$46,254	$49,464
Fine and Studio Arts	$21,683	$30,771	$35,734
Human Resources Management and Services	$91,891	$76,460	NA
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	NA	$58,673	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	NA	$52,107	NA
Landscape Architecture	$61,582	NA	NA
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	$53,465	NA	NA
Mechanical Engineering	NA	$79,284	NA
Systems Engineering	NA	$95,739	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$132,047	$84,653	NA
Physics	NA	$60,839	NA
Psychology, General	$80,259	NA	NA
Criminology	$50,778	$53,358	NA

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$102,195	$138,932	$197,810
Finance and Financial Management Services	$118,578	$122,725	$170,021
Computer Science	$127,623	$125,015	$137,229
Chemical Engineering	$66,484	$74,576	$95,292
Economics	$72,198	$77,087	$94,172
Marketing	$69,836	$68,592	$93,351
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$72,773	$82,440	$90,071
Mechanical Engineering	$78,166	$80,858	$88,779
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$68,279	$70,009	$84,514
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$75,634	$67,101	$77,814
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$55,547	$73,702
Philosophy	$61,331	$61,516	$69,038
Communication and Media Studies	$50,120	$54,581	$63,398
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$39,242	$43,798	$61,098
Political Science and Government	$49,929	$50,677	$59,951
History	$50,380	$53,775	$58,114
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,689	$38,289	$50,211
Biology, General	$39,783	$35,823	$46,976
Urban Studies/Affairs	$46,426	$48,823	$42,182
English Language and Literature, General	$35,404	$32,563	$41,035
Psychology, General	$34,472	$35,327	$40,563
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$27,738	$29,685	$36,369
Cognitive Science	$60,724	$52,107	NA
Materials Engineering	NA	$76,460	NA
Systems Engineering	NA	$101,964	NA
International/Global Studies	NA	$84,653	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	NA	$24,035	NA
Criminology	NA	$36,848	NA
Sociology	$43,668	$36,141	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$71,965	$85,760	$124,285
Educational Administration and Supervision	$136,089	$120,549	$123,390
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$64,493	$91,808
Education, General	$75,760	$65,238	$74,987
History	NA	$66,045	$70,176
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	NA	$53,358	$60,477
Physics	NA	$69,338	NA
Chemistry	NA	$106,421	NA
Social Work	$76,791	$67,101	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$186,571	$177,119	$218,410
Veterinary Medicine	$74,670	NA	$96,704
Medicine	$61,038	$62,917	$70,538
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$76,190	NA

Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	NA	$245,155	$214,930
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$129,916	$139,816	$145,038

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