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Student Outcomes

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At the Argyros College of Business and Economics, we strive to provide a personalized education for undergraduate and graduate students that results in outstanding student outcomes. With a faculty deeply committed to student success and resources available to assist students throughout their academic journey, the Argyros College helps you flourish before and after graduation.

 While there are many metrics used to evaluate student outcomes across our programs, here are some of the key performance indicators that we continuously measure:

Retention Rates (2nd year retention)

Argyros College Retention Rates

 

Fall 2018

Fall 2019

Fall 2020

Fall 2021

Fall 2022

Undergraduate

91.2%

79.9%

89.5%

93.2%

86.5%

Transfer

92.0%

91.9%

89.2%

89.7%

94.4%

MBA (full-time)

94.4%

95.0%

88.9%

94.7%

100.0%

EMBA

94.1%

88.9%

88.2%

83.3%

100.0%

MS in Accounting

62.5%

60.0%

83.3%

100.0%

80.0%

MS in Real Estate

N/A

N/A

93.3%

86.7%

100.0%

Graduation Rates for ACBE Undergraduate Students (4-year rates)

Argyros College Undergraduate student 4-year Graduation Rates (by admit cohort)

 

Fall 2015

Fall 2016

Fall 2017

Fall 2018

Fall 2019

Undergraduate

71.3%

74.9%

73.0%

73.1%

70.0%

Transfer

90.1%

92.1%

90.0%

78.2%

86.9%

Graduation Rates for ACBE Graduate Students (3-year rates)

Argyros College Graduate student 3-year Graduation Rates (by admit cohort)

 

Fall 2016

Fall 2017

Fall 2018

Fall 2019

Fall 2020

MBA (full-time)

95.2%

94.7%

94.4%

100.0%

88.9%

EMBA

92.3%

83.3%

94.1%

88.9%

70.6%

MS in Accounting

81.3%

75.0%

62.5%

80.0%

66.7%

MS in Real Estate

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

100.0%

Degree Completions 

Argyros College Degree Completions

 

Class of 2019

Class of 2020

Class of 2021

Class of 2022

Class of 2023

Undergraduate

301

389

395

421

387

Transfer

108

136

131

108

121

MBA (full-time)

27

15

22

17

21

EMBA

21

18

16

N/A

17

MS in Accounting

13

9

14

16

9

MS in Real Estate

N/A

N/A

N/A

15

14

Time to Degree Completion

Argyros College Average Time to Degree Completion (in years)

 

Class of 2019

Class of 2020

Class of 2021

Class of 2022

Class of 2023

Undergraduate

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

Transfer

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

MBA (full-time)

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

EMBA

1.9

1.9

1.8

N/A

1.9

MS in Accounting

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.8

MS in Real Estate

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.0

1.0

 Employment Outcomes

Argyros College Undergraduate Employment

 

Class of 2019

Class of 2020

Class of 2021

Class of 2022

Class of 2023

Employed at Graduation

45.5%

56.9%

42.4%

60.0%

62.3%

Average Salary

$52,576

$59,400

$56,586

$69,300

$77,164

 

Argyros College Full-time MBA Employment

 

Class of 2019

Class of 2020

Class of 2021

Class of 2022

Class of 2023

Employed at Graduation

68.0%

40.0%

73.0%

81.0%

75.0%

Employed 90 days after Graduation

84.0%

55.0%

91.0%

90.5%

91.7%

Average Salary

$71,382

$77,526

$79,127

$82,637

$86,572

 

Argyros College MS in Accounting Employment

 

Class of 2019

Class of 2020

Class of 2021

Class of 2022

Class of 2023

Employed at Graduation

N/A

60.0%

100%

93.0%

100%

Employed 90 days after Graduation

N/A

75.0%

100%

93.0%

100%

Average Salary

N/A

$60,000

$61,875

$73,000

$84,000

 

Argyros College MS in Real Estate Employment

 

Class of 2019

Class of 2020

Class of 2021

Class of 2022

Class of 2023

Employed at Graduation

N/A

N/A

100%

100%

93%

Employed 90 days after Graduation

N/A

N/A

100%

100%

93%

Average Salary

N/A

N/A

$82,600

$89,529

$90,000