NAU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Northern Arizona 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 Northern Arizona University students is 59.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 63.3%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 51.7%.

59.0%

asian 73.1% 76 students
African American 42.4% 70 students
white 62.6% 1,692 students
unknown 43.4% 23 students
hawaiian 33.3% 6 students
hispanic 54.0% 592 students
International Students 60.2% 65 students
Mixed Race 59.0% 180 students

Drop Out

Northern Arizona University has an overall drop-out rate of 40.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 46.8% and 36.0% respectively.

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

40.0%

asian 26.0% 27 students
African American 56.4% 93 students
white 36.5% 987 students
unknown 56.6% 30 students
hawaiian 66.7% 12 students
hispanic 44.9% 492 students
International Students 37.0% 40 students
Mixed Race 39.0% 119 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.0%

African American 1.2% 2 students
white 0.8% 22 students
hispanic 1.1% 12 students
International Students 2.8% 3 students
Mixed Race 2.0% 6 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$69,244	$76,117	$81,532
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$67,225	$74,890	$79,106
Construction Management	$67,718	$68,219	$75,432
Mechanical Engineering	$58,840	$59,350	$70,793
Civil Engineering	$62,712	$54,252	$68,199
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,687	$63,364	$67,882
Management Information Systems and Services	$50,175	$59,253	$65,584
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$57,623	$61,110	$60,077
Accounting and Related Services	$45,050	$51,829	$58,883
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$55,113	$48,432	$56,915
Finance and Financial Management Services	$47,785	$47,930	$55,211
Marketing	$41,511	$41,667	$51,266
Forestry	$29,618	$37,568	$49,504
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$43,418	$44,886	$47,899
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$31,451	$33,459	$47,612
Chemistry	$29,325	$35,157	$46,054
Public Health	$37,324	$40,792	$45,550
Mathematics	$28,307	$35,420	$45,226
Political Science and Government	$30,897	$33,043	$43,479
Hospitality Administration/Management	$37,974	$39,257	$43,041
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$38,441	$37,717	$42,715
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	$38,078	$39,189	$41,772
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$32,289	$34,612	$40,758
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$35,678	$36,772	$40,136
Special Education and Teaching	$39,492	$37,937	$39,831
Criminology	$32,280	$34,348	$39,494
Design and Applied Arts	$32,826	$33,726	$39,333
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$26,598	$35,714	$39,046
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,858	$36,741	$38,709
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,926	$28,055	$38,087
Communication and Media Studies	$35,934	$33,138	$37,328
Biology, General	$28,362	$30,260	$35,653
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$32,770	$32,569	$35,616
Journalism	$27,218	$29,322	$35,394
Social Work	$33,882	$32,678	$35,072
Psychology, General	$28,427	$30,409	$34,998
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$29,563	$29,374	$33,689
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$26,454	$25,774	$33,240
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$28,437	$29,685	$32,840
Sociology	$29,620	$30,277	$32,664
History	$19,431	$28,236	$32,274
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$23,389	$27,784	$31,620
English Language and Literature, General	$22,798	$22,602	$30,744
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$30,133	$29,685	$30,474
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$23,745	$21,166	$28,285
Anthropology	$25,391	$25,967	$27,360
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$19,227	$24,799
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$22,554	NA	NA
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	NA	$23,351	NA
Business/Managerial Economics	$43,070	$48,432	NA
Computer Systems Analysis	$54,090	NA	NA
Physics	NA	$37,568	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	$26,490	$35,060	NA
Physical Sciences, Other	NA	$28,212	NA
Music	$28,782	$24,035	NA
Public Administration	$37,503	NA	NA
Geography and Cartography	NA	$44,384	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$94,560	$101,406	$108,112
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$100,716	$92,632	$96,135
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$58,911	$65,042	$70,433
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$62,713	$60,298	$60,932
Educational Administration and Supervision	$50,976	$50,677	$55,713
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$46,924	$53,077
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	$46,190	$52,385	$52,311
Anthropology	$37,988	$46,478	$51,032
Biology, General	NA	$38,289	$49,987
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$51,407	$48,326	$49,886
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$43,781	$43,974	$45,459
Forestry	NA	$41,193	$43,482
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,991	$41,457	$43,084
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$46,572	$41,286	$41,040
Special Education and Teaching	$47,156	$43,426	NA
Engineering, General	$70,118	NA	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$40,461	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$45,696	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$33,993	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$59,642	$59,124	NA
Public Administration	NA	$42,682	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$80,374	$79,081	$89,768
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$71,725	$71,183	$71,928

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$60,299	NA	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$55,547	NA

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