Student Achievement Metrics by Field of Study/Program

UWM Campus	Undergraduate Field of Study	1-year Retention Rate for Fall 2024 New Freshmen Cohort ¹	6-year Graduation Rate for Fall 2019 New Freshmen Cohort ²
Main Campus	Accounting	75.40%	56.40%
Main Campus	Actuarial Science	83.30%	59.10%
Main Campus	African & African Diaspra Stud	N/A	N/A
Main Campus	Animation	69.20%	33.30%
Main Campus	Anthropology	76.50%	69.20%
Main Campus	Applied Computing	N/A	N/A
Main Campus	Applied Math & Computer Sci	66.70%	60.00%
Main Campus	Architectural Studies	69.20%	58.90%
Main Campus	Art	71.10%	55.30%
Main Campus	Art Education	76.50%	66.70%
Main Campus	Art History	100.00%	50.00%
Main Campus	Atmospheric Sci	50.00%	N/A
Main Campus	Atmospheric Sci (L&S)	N/A	60.00%
Main Campus	Biochemistry	75.00%	42.90%
Main Campus	Biological Sci	72.70%	52.90%
Main Campus	Biomedical Engineering	100.00%	72.70%
Main Campus	Biomedical Sciences	80.70%	58.80%
Main Campus	Business	57.10%	46.30%
Main Campus	Chemistry	88.20%	61.50%
Main Campus	Chemistry-Biochemistry	100.00%	N/A
Main Campus	Civil Engineering	86.70%	45.00%
Main Campus	Classics	100.00%	0.00%
Main Campus	Comm Sci & Dis	100.00%	83.30%
Main Campus	Committee Interdis: Chinese	N/A	100.00%
Main Campus	Committee Interdis: Ethnic Studies	N/A	N/A
Main Campus	Committee Interdis: Individually designed	N/A	100.00%
Main Campus	Committee Interdis: Japanese	N/A	100.00%
Main Campus	Communication	66.70%	38.90%
Main Campus	Community Engagement	66.70%	N/A
Main Campus	Comparative Lit	100.00%	0.00%
Main Campus	Computer Engineering	63.20%	54.20%
Main Campus	Computer Science	76.60%	59.30%
Main Campus	Computer Science-BA	100.00%	N/A
Main Campus	Conservation Sci	84.20%	41.40%
Main Campus	Criminal Justice & Criminology	66.70%	48.20%
Main Campus	Dance	83.30%	58.30%
Main Campus	Data Analytics	71.40%	N/A
Main Campus	Data Science-Undergraduate	70.00%	N/A
Main Campus	Design & Visual Communication	88.20%	N/A
Main Campus	Digital Arts and Culture	83.30%	N/A
Main Campus	Economics	73.30%	41.20%
Main Campus	Education	75.90%	50.00%
Main Campus	Electrical Engineering	87.00%	64.00%
Main Campus	Engineering	N/A	56.70%
Main Campus	English	76.50%	60.00%
Main Campus	Environmental Engineering	71.40%	N/A
Main Campus	Exceptional Education	100.00%	66.70%
Main Campus	Film	75.00%	62.40%
Main Campus	Film Studies	25.00%	0.00%
Main Campus	Finance	76.50%	74.20%
Main Campus	French	100.00%	60.00%
Main Campus	Freshwater Sciences	70.60%	N/A
Main Campus	General Business	70.90%	N/A
Main Campus	Geography	100.00%	N/A
Main Campus	Geosciences	80.00%	40.00%
Main Campus	German	N/A	0.00%
Main Campus	Global Studies	60.00%	77.80%
Main Campus	Health Care Admin	54.50%	75.00%
Main Campus	Health Sciences	100.00%	45.50%
Main Campus	History	54.50%	54.50%
Main Campus	Human Resources	68.80%	69.60%
Main Campus	Industrial Engineering	50.00%	33.30%
Main Campus	Information Sci and Technology	87.10%	46.70%
Main Campus	International Studies	70.00%	60.00%
Main Campus	Italian	100.00%	N/A
Main Campus	Jewish Studies	N/A	N/A
Main Campus	Journ, Advertising, Media Stds	77.30%	50.00%
Main Campus	Kinesiology	78.70%	49.10%
Main Campus	Latin Amer, Carib & Latino Std	100.00%	N/A
Main Campus	Linguistics	75.00%	33.30%
Main Campus	Management Info Systems	54.50%	62.50%
Main Campus	Marketing	81.00%	60.20%
Main Campus	Materials Engineering	100.00%	100.00%
Main Campus	Mathematics	40.00%	50.00%
Main Campus	Mechanical Engineering	80.70%	63.30%
Main Campus	Microbiology	66.70%	100.00%
Main Campus	Music	42.90%	44.00%
Main Campus	Music Education	80.00%	58.80%
Main Campus	Neuroscience	77.80%	N/A
Main Campus	Nursing	76.30%	55.30%
Main Campus	Nursing Collaborative	N/A	N/A
Main Campus	Nutrition	66.70%	25.00%
Main Campus	Occupational Sci & Tech	87.50%	46.20%
Main Campus	Philosophy	50.00%	50.00%
Main Campus	Physics	50.00%	44.40%
Main Campus	Political Science	79.60%	55.00%
Main Campus	Psychology	66.70%	46.90%
Main Campus	Public Health	77.80%	77.80%
Main Campus	Religious Studies	0.00%	N/A
Main Campus	Russian	0.00%	0.00%
Main Campus	Social Work	75.00%	58.70%
Main Campus	Sociology	100.00%	40.00%
Main Campus	Spanish	75.00%	50.00%
Main Campus	Studio Art	62.50%	N/A
Main Campus	Supply Chain & Oper Mngmnt	83.30%	68.80%
Main Campus	Theatre	78.80%	39.50%
Main Campus	Urban Studies	100.00%	N/A
Main Campus	Women’s & Gender Studies	100.00%	0.00%
Waukesha Campus	Arts & Sciences	52.80%	Not reported for associate degree programs

Notes:

¹ Rates reflect the percentage of fall new freshmen (full-time and part-time) with an intended or declared major who were considered retained for reporting purposes. Students are counted with the field of study they were enrolled in during their first fall. Main Campus students are reported as retained if: (1) they reenroll with an undergraduate career in any program in their 2nd fall term, or (2) graduated with their first UWM bachelor’s degree in their first year (Flex degrees are excluded). Students beginning at the Waukesha campus are reported as retained if they: (1) re-enrolled in their 2nd fall term at any UWM campus, or (2) graduated with their first associate’s or first bachelor’s degree from UWM in their first year (Flex degrees are excluded). For the calculation of these rates, students can be counted once per program per year. N/A indicates no new freshmen enrollment. To help protect student privacy, beginning and retained headcounts are not reported.

² Rates reflect the percentage of fall new freshmen (full-time and part-time) with an intended or declared major who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in six years or less. Students are counted with their initial field of study. Graduation rates only reflect students’ earliest bachelor’s degree from the Main Campus (Flex degrees are excluded) and reflect completion in any bachelor’s program (not just the one enrolled in during the first fall). For the calculation of these rates, students can be counted once per program per year. N/A indicates no new freshmen enrollment. To help protect student privacy, beginning and graduated headcounts are not reported.