USU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Utah State University 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 Utah State University students is 55.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 59.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 51.2%.

55.8%

asian 36.7% 11 students
African American 34.4% 11 students
white 58.6% 1,806 students
unknown 57.5% 73 students
hawaiian 33.3% 6 students
hispanic 44.2% 115 students
International Students 44.4% 12 students
Mixed Race 51.1% 46 students

Drop Out

Utah State University has an overall drop-out rate of 42.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 46.0% and 39.1% respectively.

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

42.1%

asian 56.7% 17 students
African American 65.6% 21 students
white 39.0% 1,202 students
unknown 40.9% 52 students
hawaiian 66.7% 12 students
hispanic 54.6% 142 students
International Students 55.6% 15 students
Mixed Race 48.9% 44 students

Still Enrolled

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

2.2%

asian 6.7% 2 students
white 2.4% 75 students
unknown 1.6% 2 students
hispanic 1.2% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$65,903	$69,338	$78,293
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$65,935	$63,501	$75,056
Air Transportation	$35,228	$35,416	$70,839
Mechanical Engineering	$62,717	$61,728	$69,682
Information Science/Studies	$54,047	$60,298	$67,919
Civil Engineering	$55,217	$54,656	$66,130
Accounting and Related Services	$44,742	$46,966	$59,597
Finance and Financial Management Services	$54,241	$50,439	$58,102
Economics	$49,648	$52,107	$57,959
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,008	$49,752	$55,995
Landscape Architecture	$45,539	$47,729	$55,769
Marketing	$46,041	$48,265	$54,627
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$32,487	$30,771	$52,057
Agricultural Business and Management	$42,830	$43,798	$48,194
Biology, General	$30,513	$30,409	$45,621
Plant Sciences	NA	$37,568	$42,676
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$29,537	$27,874	$40,996
Journalism	$35,765	$36,668	$40,415
Special Education and Teaching	$42,876	$38,878	$39,642
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,754	$37,528	$38,360
Political Science and Government	$32,522	$33,993	$36,882
Social Work	$28,753	$26,669	$35,967
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$25,661	$24,421	$35,389
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$31,121	$34,526	$35,184
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$31,591	$32,658	$34,891
Zoology/Animal Biology	$27,362	$30,771	$34,724
Psychology, General	$26,726	$31,547	$33,192
Animal Sciences	$27,412	$25,194	$32,182
History	$33,598	$30,409	$31,911
English Language and Literature, General	$30,065	$29,685	$31,192
Area Studies	$27,801	$19,683	$30,798
Sociology	$30,045	$25,856	$30,556
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$30,306	$24,863	$30,256
Fine and Studio Arts	$29,891	$29,685	$28,412
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$32,155	$26,421	$27,956
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,082	$20,140	$22,697
Music	$13,577	$24,035	$11,413
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$22,192	$19,144	$6,498
Public Health	$67,218	$38,289	NA
International Business	$47,452	$44,835	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$26,720	$40,368	NA
Design and Applied Arts	$43,334	$37,568	NA
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies	$54,341	$50,439	NA
Anthropology	$22,534	$28,598	NA
Physics	NA	$26,353	NA
Statistics	$46,543	NA	NA
Mathematics	NA	$44,942	NA
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$23,288	$26,739	NA
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	$44,364	$42,682	NA
Computer Engineering	$64,523	$71,015	NA
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$34,124	$33,993	NA
Environmental Design	$32,039	$36,848	NA
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$32,995	$29,685	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$36,131	NA	NA
Agricultural Production Operations	NA	$39,909	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$76,930	$91,309
Human Resources Management and Services	$79,921	$72,587	$83,986
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$82,635	$71,015	$80,718
Information Science/Studies	$68,345	$64,990	$75,576
Accounting and Related Services	$55,303	$58,334	$72,352
Civil Engineering	$59,967	$62,012	$71,503
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$62,367	$53,358	$57,014
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$53,958	$48,823	$56,190
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	NA	$50,320	$50,583
Social Work	$49,392	$47,260	$48,595
Psychology, General	$49,880	$46,589	$48,068
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$47,597	$43,674	$45,506
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$46,775	$36,401	$33,036
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$56,726	NA	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$75,791	$74,576	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$67,660	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$87,754	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$48,939	$50,231	$56,643
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$20,047	$20,254	$24,892

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	NA	$39,369	$49,321

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