Vanderbilt's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt University students is 93.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 94.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 92.6%.

93.4%

asian 96.3% 207 students
African American 91.0% 141 students
white 94.3% 722 students
unknown 90.4% 85 students
hawaiian 100.0% 4 students
hispanic 92.0% 149 students
International Students 88.3% 106 students
Mixed Race 96.2% 77 students

Drop Out

Vanderbilt University has an overall drop-out rate of 6.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 7.0% and 5.7% respectively.

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

6.4%

asian 3.3% 7 students
African American 9.0% 14 students
white 5.7% 44 students
unknown 8.5% 8 students
hispanic 8.0% 13 students
International Students 10.8% 13 students
Mixed Race 2.5% 2 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.2%

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Mathematics	$76,609	$80,309	$95,754
Economics	$72,741	$72,134	$88,705
Chemical Engineering	$73,971	$73,446	$86,997
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$58,939	$70,680	$80,171
Mechanical Engineering	$69,605	$69,817	$79,314
Engineering Science	NA	$66,169	$78,634
Social Sciences, General	$56,276	$56,544	$72,481
Political Science and Government	$43,927	$43,798	$52,615
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$42,682	$51,032
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$27,160	$41,007	$50,907
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$31,649	$41,565	$50,754
Psychology, General	$28,292	$31,305	$47,156
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$41,937	$45,036
English Language and Literature, General	$31,190	$30,891	$39,265
History	$40,458	$33,993	$34,641
Music	$26,788	$25,596	NA
Philosophy	$31,978	$38,289	NA
Sociology	NA	$38,289	NA
Public Policy Analysis	$31,717	$57,318	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	NA	$21,508	NA
Area Studies	NA	$37,208	NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$21,492	$25,194	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$14,373	$16,663	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$64,913	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$39,103	$43,128	NA
Computer Science	$101,714	$102,409	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$21,964	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	$101,041	$122,038	$169,145
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$129,825	$130,517	$144,008
Finance and Financial Management Services	$131,102	$117,572	$133,025
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$128,494	$127,087	$132,454
Marketing	$108,764	$111,620	$121,754
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$99,979	$93,249	$101,010
Human Resources Management and Services	$108,703	$91,744	$87,553
Accounting and Related Services	$63,852	$73,321	$82,878
Public Policy Analysis	$61,248	$53,608	$64,086
Educational Administration and Supervision	$57,580	$50,760	$56,620
Community Organization and Advocacy	$43,063	$42,682	$55,573
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$42,874	$43,798	$47,598
Special Education and Teaching	$47,195	$46,009	$47,296
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$40,854	$39,119	$46,802
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,640	$43,277	$44,085
Public Health	$124,176	$122,038	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$57,873	$48,823	NA
Applied Mathematics	$89,253	NA	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	NA	$37,208	NA
International and Comparative Education	NA	$47,260	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$49,683	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$132,293	$114,324	$130,516
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$126,876	$119,805	$112,193
Medicine	$57,409	$58,787	$65,720
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$69,338	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$91,224	$104,192	$108,525
Chemistry	NA	$47,260	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$48,106	$50,856	NA

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