Valpo U's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Valparaiso 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 Valparaiso University students is 74.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 79.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 69.4%.

74.5%

asian 73.7% 14 students
African American 44.7% 21 students
white 79.4% 429 students
unknown 95.8% 23 students
hispanic 56.1% 37 students
International Students 75.0% 12 students
Mixed Race 53.6% 15 students

Drop Out

Valparaiso University has an overall drop-out rate of 25.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 30.6% and 20.4% respectively.

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

25.4%

asian 26.3% 5 students
African American 55.3% 26 students
white 20.4% 110 students
hispanic 43.9% 29 students
International Students 25.0% 4 students
Mixed Race 46.4% 13 students

Still Enrolled

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

0.1%

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$70,690	$74,576	$73,522
Mechanical Engineering	$67,015	$65,089	$70,796
Civil Engineering	$63,617	$59,485	$68,143
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,126	$62,934	$62,049
Marketing	$46,691	$48,041	$54,471
Finance and Financial Management Services	$50,272	$50,231	$53,238
Economics	NA	$40,467	$49,893
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$44,544	$48,432	$48,478
Political Science and Government	$31,259	$36,042	$46,264
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	$35,818	$30,771	$44,565
Health and Medical Administrative Services	NA	$37,500	$43,897
Communication and Media Studies	$31,523	$31,670	$42,031
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$33,303	$31,133	$41,789
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,917	$39,060	$41,780
Criminology	$29,415	$35,060	$38,348
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$31,839	$36,426
Biology, General	$27,179	$28,236	$35,492
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$34,926	$33,993	$33,677
Psychology, General	NA	$27,642	$30,744
Accounting and Related Services	$58,099	$55,964	NA
International Business	$49,033	$47,260	NA
History	NA	$24,035	NA
Music	NA	$32,925	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$19,187	NA	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$30,771	NA
Geography and Cartography	NA	$25,194	NA
Social Work	NA	$28,055	NA
Chemistry	$24,548	$24,615	NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$33,281	NA
Mathematics	NA	$42,682	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$28,598	NA
Computer Engineering	$72,959	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$41,604	$37,568	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	NA	$37,208	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,962	$63,005	$70,724
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$42,682	$50,613
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$45,183	$43,798	$48,661
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$65,063	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$41,286	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$94,025	$117,572	$120,200
Law	$42,790	$45,902	$55,968

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