Clemson University's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Clemson 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 Clemson University students is 85.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 89.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 81.4%.

85.5%

asian 90.2% 92 students
African American 69.4% 186 students
white 87.3% 2,458 students
unknown 66.7% 4 students
hispanic 78.9% 86 students
International Students 83.3% 15 students
Mixed Race 80.0% 88 students

Drop Out

Clemson University has an overall drop-out rate of 2.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 3.4% and 1.3% respectively.

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

2.3%

asian 2.9% 3 students
African American 6.0% 16 students
white 1.9% 54 students
hispanic 2.8% 3 students
International Students 11.1% 2 students
Mixed Race 1.8% 2 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Clemson University at a rate of 11.3% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 8.9%, and male students' 13.8%

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

11.3%

asian 6.9% 7 students
African American 22.4% 60 students
white 10.0% 282 students
unknown 33.3% 2 students
hispanic 17.4% 19 students
Mixed Race 16.4% 18 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.9%

African American 2.2% 6 students
white 0.7% 20 students
Mixed Race 1.8% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$63,762	$69,079	$82,921
Chemical Engineering	$70,368	$74,721	$78,362
Industrial Engineering	$65,182	$68,592	$76,236
Computer Engineering	$66,632	$67,995	$74,017
Mechanical Engineering	$66,398	$66,673	$73,905
Engineering-Related Fields	$65,136	$66,206	$73,720
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$66,228	$67,101	$73,643
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$54,462	$61,516	$70,983
Construction Management	$62,908	$61,020	$67,954
Civil Engineering	$58,507	$58,919	$67,818
Materials Engineering	$63,207	$62,012	$64,385
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$54,819	$52,941	$63,175
Mathematics	$49,691	$46,478	$62,843
Finance and Financial Management Services	$52,256	$48,326	$62,339
Agricultural Engineering	$54,666	$48,823	$59,907
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,981	$57,874	$59,875
Accounting and Related Services	$45,516	$45,919	$59,622
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$42,536	$44,266	$54,284
Agricultural Business and Management	$43,546	$49,370	$52,699
Marketing	$48,888	$46,478	$52,306
Landscape Architecture	NA	$43,798	$51,234
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$38,156	$39,489	$50,923
Architecture	$44,793	$42,276	$50,890
Chemistry	NA	$36,132	$49,809
Economics	$41,128	$38,649	$48,273
Political Science and Government	$38,210	$39,099	$48,196
Design and Applied Arts	$41,708	$42,156	$47,152
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$27,529	$27,548	$43,548
Biology, General	$21,728	$25,729	$42,238
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	$38,392	$35,060	$41,211
Food Science and Technology	$32,141	$35,988	$40,982
History	$28,980	$33,565	$40,592
Sociology	$28,851	$33,993	$38,525
English Language and Literature, General	$32,696	$31,495	$36,261
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$33,548	$29,829	$36,241
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$31,797	$30,771	$35,993
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$33,955	$34,374	$35,754
Forestry	$43,121	$35,060	$35,601
Psychology, General	$28,522	$27,667	$35,493
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$40,689	$33,281	$35,267
Plant Sciences	$29,446	$33,565	$34,848
Animal Sciences	$27,954	$25,774	$34,328
Special Education and Teaching	$36,090	$32,658	$33,974
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	$24,202	$28,598	$33,716
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$28,742	$27,669	$31,652
Agricultural Production Operations	$26,805	$24,730	$27,346
Fine and Studio Arts	$19,596	$18,315	$23,679
Information Science/Studies	$66,717	NA	NA
Philosophy	NA	$38,289	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$29,496	$25,967	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$37,067	$38,289	NA
Genetics	$28,199	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$78,776	$90,762	$98,373
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$74,898	$74,262	$80,104
Public Administration	$69,048	$64,493	$76,070
Accounting and Related Services	$59,636	$61,303	$72,688
Civil Engineering	$69,447	$65,131	$67,693
Human Resources Management and Services	$60,652	$60,523	$66,857
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$54,035	$63,884
Architecture	$56,509	$53,775	$59,947
Biology, General	$51,470	$50,856	$52,421
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$45,696	$45,904
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$45,257	$41,193	$44,571
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$40,773	$39,549	$43,558
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,410	$38,000	$38,872
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$39,741	$37,208	$33,006
Industrial Engineering	$103,476	$84,653	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$47,481	$48,432	NA
Real Estate	NA	$78,343	NA
Education, General	$43,746	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$40,331	NA	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$67,751	$67,101	NA
Mechanical Engineering	NA	$74,576	NA
Engineering, Other	$85,072	NA	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$32,925	NA
Historic Preservation and Conservation	$39,517	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$62,738	$61,020	$69,789
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$40,578	$40,945	$44,187

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