SIUE's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 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 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville students is 51.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 54.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 47.9%.

51.8%

asian 51.4% 18 students
African American 28.8% 115 students
white 59.0% 836 students
unknown 71.4% 15 students
hawaiian 80.0% 4 students
hispanic 45.7% 43 students
International Students 38.5% 5 students
Mixed Race 43.2% 35 students

Drop Out

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville has an overall drop-out rate of 11.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 15.3% and 8.8% respectively.

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

11.6%

asian 11.4% 4 students
African American 20.0% 80 students
white 8.5% 120 students
hispanic 13.8% 13 students
International Students 53.8% 7 students
Mixed Race 18.5% 15 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville at a rate of 32.8% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 34.0%, and male students' 31.2%

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

32.8%

asian 34.3% 12 students
African American 44.9% 179 students
white 29.2% 414 students
unknown 28.6% 6 students
hispanic 37.2% 35 students
Mixed Race 35.8% 29 students

Still Enrolled

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

3.8%

African American 6.3% 25 students
white 3.3% 47 students
hispanic 3.2% 3 students
Mixed Race 2.5% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer Science	$64,415	$67,240	$77,916
Construction Engineering Technologies	$62,721	$65,979	$74,972
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$69,868	$65,889	$74,137
Mechanical Engineering	$60,153	$59,534	$67,063
Civil Engineering	$57,616	$57,770	$63,574
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$51,510	$48,935	$62,637
Business/Managerial Economics	$44,677	$42,682	$60,652
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$58,394	$56,942	$59,989
Management Information Systems and Services	NA	$54,322	$58,973
Accounting and Related Services	$47,324	$49,084	$57,228
Chemistry	$38,243	$42,682	$50,694
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$39,899	$38,103	$45,636
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$33,961	$36,914	$45,463
Geography and Cartography	$42,843	$41,789	$43,103
Biology, General	$28,532	$30,499	$41,941
Special Education and Teaching	$37,104	$36,176	$39,006
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$23,792	$29,413	$37,050
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$36,196	$34,420	$36,663
Communication and Media Studies	$33,924	$30,554	$36,623
English Language and Literature, General	$23,890	$33,604	$36,548
Political Science and Government	$31,139	$31,941	$35,240
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$33,977	$30,714	$34,697
Psychology, General	$29,321	$27,390	$34,607
Social Work	$29,707	$29,374	$34,375
History	$32,201	$31,314	$34,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$35,330	$31,524
Sociology	$31,291	$28,960	$30,882
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$24,021	$28,598	$29,936
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,691	$23,456	$24,656
Music	$21,831	NA	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$28,271	NA	NA
Public Health	$28,821	NA	NA
Anthropology	$27,937	NA	NA
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$36,041	NA	NA
Mathematics	$39,283	$35,600	NA
Computer Engineering	$69,093	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$97,776	$147,557	$108,891
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$71,907	$56,931	$72,924
Accounting and Related Services	$59,725	$60,452	$67,195
Public Administration	$40,957	$41,937	$48,582
Psychology, General	NA	$39,729	$47,762
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$44,321	$47,553	$47,251
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$41,064	$40,017	$45,006
Social Work	$41,872	$38,721	$43,318
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	NA	$40,821	NA
Biology, General	NA	$46,087	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$74,576	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$40,949	$62,012	NA
Communication and Media Studies	$34,662	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$123,885	$131,918	$131,417
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$115,760	$122,038	$122,898

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