WWU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Western Washington 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 Western Washington University students is 67.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 69.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 64.6%.

67.7%

asian 65.8% 160 students
African American 60.3% 38 students
white 69.4% 1,330 students
unknown 66.7% 14 students
hawaiian 60.0% 6 students
hispanic 62.1% 157 students
International Students 80.0% 8 students
Mixed Race 65.4% 168 students

Drop Out

Western Washington University has an overall drop-out rate of 30.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 33.1% and 28.9% respectively.

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

30.6%

asian 32.5% 79 students
African American 38.1% 24 students
white 29.0% 555 students
unknown 33.3% 7 students
hawaiian 40.0% 4 students
hispanic 35.6% 90 students
International Students 20.0% 2 students
Mixed Race 33.5% 86 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.6%

asian 1.6% 4 students
white 1.7% 32 students
hispanic 2.4% 6 students
Mixed Race 1.2% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$69,837	$81,333	$92,019
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$71,492	$76,460	$78,577
Management Information Systems and Services	$52,624	$57,318	$71,599
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	NA	$60,325	$64,302
Accounting and Related Services	$46,243	$49,572	$60,999
Chemistry	$34,788	$37,748	$58,090
Design and Applied Arts	$39,818	$46,087	$57,268
Finance and Financial Management Services	$41,065	$45,696	$57,167
Mathematics	$23,832	$41,007	$56,555
Economics	$38,176	$39,214	$54,086
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$42,166	$48,522	$53,756
Marketing	$40,450	$42,012	$52,737
International Business	$35,386	$40,461	$51,046
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,090	$45,328	$49,947
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$46,458	$44,818	$49,712
Special Education and Teaching	$49,253	$45,826	$49,672
Communication and Media Studies	$32,487	$35,142	$43,335
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$34,569	$30,119	$43,072
Biology, General	$22,308	NA	$41,375
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$26,203	$26,353	$41,304
Journalism	$34,510	$30,650	$40,238
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$25,380	$28,029	$39,590
English Language and Literature, General	$22,884	$27,222	$39,160
Sociology	$26,202	$30,119	$38,888
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$27,288	$27,874	$38,846
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$28,664	$33,840	$38,546
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$27,634	$31,423	$37,649
Geography and Cartography	$29,880	NA	$37,390
Psychology, General	$27,918	$29,793	$37,371
Political Science and Government	$29,100	$33,779	$36,191
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$24,576	$28,598	$35,599
Human Services, General	$33,003	$31,990	$35,205
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$26,408	$29,685	$33,821
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$26,359	$25,812	$33,464
Anthropology	$27,803	$24,983	$33,330
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$33,140	$31,133	$33,080
Fine and Studio Arts	$24,490	$25,658	$29,717
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$27,543	$22,814	$29,049
History	$24,557	$25,426	$28,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$22,536	$22,872	$27,774
Philosophy	$19,765	$25,194	$27,664
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$25,901	$29,685	$26,896
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$22,773	$23,538	$25,635
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	NA	$25,194	NA
Area Studies	$23,659	$25,194	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$68,568	NA	NA
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	$55,793	NA	NA
Manufacturing Engineering	$66,425	NA	NA
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	NA	$50,465	NA
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$27,933	NA	NA
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$34,704	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$34,529	NA	NA
Physics	$43,871	$48,432	NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$38,384	$30,771	NA
Applied Mathematics	$36,366	$36,141	NA
Biological and Physical Sciences	NA	$16,874	NA
Music	$21,568	$18,185	NA
Sustainability Studies	$29,412	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,314	$63,005	$76,877
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$61,592	$60,920	$64,540
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$58,208	$51,482	$55,537
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$26,316	$29,685	$42,778
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$47,423	NA	NA
Mathematics	NA	$78,343	NA

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