2004-2005 UC Santa Barbara General Catalog
Appendix: Persistence & Graduation Rates / Salary Information

Persistance and Graduation Rates:
 
Years: % Persistence at:   % Graduation at: 
One Two Three Four Five Six 
Freshmen 91% 81% 1% 49% 68% 71% 
Junior Transfers* 85% 31% 74% 79% 77% 78% 

*Some non-returning transfer students have graduated. 

Persistence is the percentage of originally enrolled students still enrolled at UCSB after one and two years. Graduation rates indicate the percentage of students graduating after three, four, five, and six years at UCSB. Rates reflect Fall-to-Fall academic year. 

UCSB Salary and Employment Information:
 
Undergraduate Disciplines Average Salary 
Engineering/Computer Science  $55,000
Business Economics $40,000
Mathematics $38,500
Law & Legal Studies  $28,000
Interdisciplinary Studies $29,500
Physical Science  $34,000
Communications  $29,500
Environmental Studies  $35,500
Foreign Language/Linguistics $31,000
Psychology  $32,500
Social Sciences & History  $32,500
Biological/Life Sciences $26,500
English & Literature $32,500

Arts 

$26,500

Unknown/Other
$35,500

All Full-Time Workers 
$32,500

Source: "Survey of Recent UCSB Graduates - Spring 2000 Undergraduate Alumni" by the UCSB Office of Budget and Planning representing the median average full-time salary by undergraduate discipline. It should be noted that a wide variation in starting salaries exists within each discipline, based on job location, type of employer, personal qualifications of the individual, and employment conditions at the time of job entry. 
 
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