Graduate School

Creative Writing (Twin Cities)

Masters Degree Completion

Creative Writing (Twin Cities)

Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Masters Students 12 12 12 10 10 12 12 12 10 4
Degree After 1 Year 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Degree After 2 Years 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Degree After 3 Years 7 58% 10 83% 10 83% 9 90% 9 90% 9 75% 10 83% 10 83%
Degree After 4 Years 9 75% 11 92% 12 100% 10 100% 10 100% 10 83% 10 83%
Degree After 5 Years 9 75% 11 92% 12 100% 10 100% 10 100% 10 83%
Degree After 6 Years 9 75% 12 100% 12 100% 10 100% 10 100%
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Female 7 58% 8 67% 5 42% 6 60% 6 60% 8 67% 9 75% 5 42% 5 50% 3 75%
Degree After 1 Year 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Degree After 2 Years 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Degree After 3 Years 5 71% 7 88% 4 80% 5 83% 5 83% 7 88% 8 89% 4 80%
Degree After 4 Years 5 71% 7 88% 5 100% 6 100% 6 100% 7 88% 8 89%
Degree After 5 Years 5 71% 7 88% 5 100% 6 100% 6 100% 7 88%
Degree After 6 Years 5 71% 8 100% 5 100% 6 100% 6 100%
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Male 5 42% 4 33% 7 58% 4 40% 4 40% 4 33% 3 25% 7 58% 5 50% 1 25%
Degree After 1 Year 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Degree After 2 Years 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Degree After 3 Years 2 40% 3 75% 6 86% 4 100% 4 100% 2 50% 2 67% 6 86%
Degree After 4 Years 4 80% 4 100% 7 100% 4 100% 4 100% 3 75% 2 67%
Degree After 5 Years 4 80% 4 100% 7 100% 4 100% 4 100% 3 75%
Degree After 6 Years 4 80% 4 100% 7 100% 4 100% 4 100%
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
International 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 3 25% 1 8% 0 0% 1 25%
Degree After 1 Year 0   0   0   0   0   0   0 0% 0 0% 0   0 0%
Degree After 2 Years 0   0   0   0   0   0   0 0% 0 0% 0  
Degree After 3 Years 0   0   0   0   0   0   2 67% 1 100%
Degree After 4 Years 0   0   0   0   0   0   2 67%
Degree After 5 Years 0   0   0   0   0   0  
Degree After 6 Years 0   0   0   0   0  
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Minority 4 33% 1 8% 4 33% 1 10% 3 30% 3 25% 1 8% 6 50% 6 60% 3 75%
Degree After 1 Year 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Degree After 2 Years 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Degree After 3 Years 1 25% 1 100% 4 100% 1 100% 3 100% 3 100% 0 0% 5 83%
Degree After 4 Years 1 25% 1 100% 4 100% 1 100% 3 100% 3 100% 0 0%
Degree After 5 Years 1 25% 1 100% 4 100% 1 100% 3 100% 3 100%
Degree After 6 Years 1 25% 1 100% 4 100% 1 100% 3 100%

College of Liberal Arts

Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Masters Students 270 270 264 247 253 251 229 227 164 131
Degree After 1 Year 8 3% 6 2% 15 6% 10 4% 8 3% 10 4% 10 4% 15 7% 11 7% 9 7%
Degree After 2 Years 101 37% 123 46% 104 39% 97 39% 104 41% 129 51% 127 55% 119 52% 93 57%
Degree After 3 Years 176 65% 188 70% 179 68% 160 65% 179 71% 183 73% 179 78% 173 76%
Degree After 4 Years 203 75% 210 78% 204 77% 197 80% 205 81% 208 83% 198 86%
Degree After 5 Years 218 81% 222 82% 218 83% 205 83% 220 87% 217 86%
Degree After 6 Years 228 84% 230 85% 225 85% 216 87% 226 89%
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Female 156 58% 156 58% 143 54% 152 62% 165 65% 175 70% 148 65% 144 63% 103 63% 81 62%
Degree After 1 Year 7 4% 4 3% 8 6% 10 7% 6 4% 8 5% 8 5% 14 10% 10 10% 5 6%
Degree After 2 Years 69 44% 80 51% 66 46% 73 48% 72 44% 99 57% 90 61% 84 58% 65 63%
Degree After 3 Years 117 75% 117 75% 106 74% 111 73% 120 73% 140 80% 122 82% 115 80%
Degree After 4 Years 128 82% 126 81% 117 82% 130 86% 136 82% 152 87% 132 89%
Degree After 5 Years 133 85% 128 82% 123 86% 132 87% 144 87% 157 90%
Degree After 6 Years 137 88% 133 85% 126 88% 139 91% 148 90%
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Male 114 42% 113 42% 121 46% 95 38% 88 35% 76 30% 79 34% 82 36% 59 36% 49 37%
Degree After 1 Year 1 1% 2 2% 7 6% 0 0% 2 2% 2 3% 2 3% 1 1% 1 2% 4 8%
Degree After 2 Years 32 28% 43 38% 38 31% 24 25% 32 36% 30 39% 37 47% 34 41% 28 47%
Degree After 3 Years 59 52% 70 62% 73 60% 49 52% 59 67% 43 57% 57 72% 57 70%
Degree After 4 Years 75 66% 83 73% 87 72% 67 71% 69 78% 56 74% 65 82%
Degree After 5 Years 85 75% 93 82% 95 79% 73 77% 76 86% 60 79%
Degree After 6 Years 91 80% 96 85% 99 82% 77 81% 78 89%
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
International 68 25% 71 26% 71 27% 58 23% 55 22% 50 20% 53 23% 51 22% 23 14% 27 21%
Degree After 1 Year 3 4% 0 0% 2 3% 2 3% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 4% 2 7%
Degree After 2 Years 21 31% 16 23% 16 23% 14 24% 13 24% 21 42% 27 51% 17 33% 11 48%
Degree After 3 Years 38 56% 36 51% 39 55% 28 48% 32 58% 32 64% 35 66% 33 65%
Degree After 4 Years 47 69% 46 65% 43 61% 43 74% 37 67% 38 76% 39 74%
Degree After 5 Years 52 76% 51 72% 51 72% 47 81% 42 76% 41 82%
Degree After 6 Years 58 85% 55 77% 55 77% 49 84% 46 84%
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Minority 35 13% 22 8% 28 11% 25 10% 40 16% 27 11% 34 15% 38 17% 35 21% 19 15%
Degree After 1 Year 0 0% 1 5% 2 7% 0 0% 1 3% 2 7% 0 0% 1 3% 4 11% 1 5%
Degree After 2 Years 9 26% 7 32% 9 32% 10 40% 12 30% 10 37% 13 38% 12 32% 19 54%
Degree After 3 Years 20 57% 16 73% 18 64% 14 56% 25 63% 18 67% 24 71% 25 66%
Degree After 4 Years 20 57% 18 82% 23 82% 17 68% 32 80% 19 70% 29 85%
Degree After 5 Years 24 69% 18 82% 25 89% 18 72% 34 85% 20 74%
Degree After 6 Years 25 71% 18 82% 25 89% 20 80% 35 88%

All University of Minnesota graduate programs

Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Masters Students 3,633 3,574 3,650 3,691 3,826 3,791 3,516 3,416 3,243 3,320
Degree After 1 Year 180 5% 192 5% 185 5% 201 5% 218 6% 249 7% 218 6% 234 7% 301 9% 425 13%
Degree After 2 Years 1,717 47% 1,810 51% 1,803 49% 1,963 53% 2,092 55% 2,157 57% 1,985 56% 1,985 58% 1,859 57%
Degree After 3 Years 2,544 70% 2,528 71% 2,601 71% 2,667 72% 2,854 75% 2,875 76% 2,735 78% 2,612 76%
Degree After 4 Years 2,877 79% 2,877 80% 2,928 80% 2,988 81% 3,137 82% 3,143 83% 2,980 85%
Degree After 5 Years 3,039 84% 3,028 85% 3,061 84% 3,119 85% 3,270 85% 3,264 86%
Degree After 6 Years 3,118 86% 3,108 87% 3,125 86% 3,199 87% 3,309 86%
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Female 1,942 53% 1,902 53% 1,965 54% 2,018 55% 2,104 55% 2,094 55% 1,986 56% 1,922 56% 1,847 57% 1,901 57%
Degree After 1 Year 121 6% 135 7% 108 5% 134 7% 136 6% 167 8% 147 7% 160 8% 177 10% 210 11%
Degree After 2 Years 941 48% 1,000 53% 1,010 51% 1,111 55% 1,190 57% 1,251 60% 1,159 58% 1,171 61% 1,081 59%
Degree After 3 Years 1,388 71% 1,380 73% 1,441 73% 1,497 74% 1,622 77% 1,650 79% 1,572 79% 1,526 79%
Degree After 4 Years 1,548 80% 1,546 81% 1,598 81% 1,645 82% 1,760 84% 1,783 85% 1,708 86%
Degree After 5 Years 1,629 84% 1,625 85% 1,649 84% 1,712 85% 1,826 87% 1,849 88%
Degree After 6 Years 1,668 86% 1,661 87% 1,678 85% 1,754 87% 1,848 88%
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Male 1,685 46% 1,664 47% 1,681 46% 1,662 45% 1,707 45% 1,682 44% 1,516 43% 1,483 43% 1,270 39% 1,294 39%
Degree After 1 Year 59 4% 57 3% 77 5% 65 4% 81 5% 82 5% 71 5% 74 5% 120 9% 168 13%
Degree After 2 Years 774 46% 804 48% 791 47% 845 51% 895 52% 896 53% 817 54% 808 54% 720 57%
Degree After 3 Years 1,152 68% 1,141 69% 1,157 69% 1,163 70% 1,220 71% 1,215 72% 1,151 76% 1,079 73%
Degree After 4 Years 1,325 79% 1,324 80% 1,326 79% 1,335 80% 1,365 80% 1,349 80% 1,259 83%
Degree After 5 Years 1,406 83% 1,395 84% 1,408 84% 1,399 84% 1,431 84% 1,404 83%
Degree After 6 Years 1,446 86% 1,439 86% 1,443 86% 1,437 86% 1,448 85%
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
International 722 20% 723 20% 731 20% 766 21% 832 22% 824 22% 719 20% 745 22% 494 15% 739 22%
Degree After 1 Year 29 4% 37 5% 23 3% 29 4% 29 3% 22 3% 29 4% 36 5% 42 9% 177 24%
Degree After 2 Years 404 56% 435 60% 415 57% 507 66% 559 67% 556 67% 474 66% 525 70% 279 56%
Degree After 3 Years 564 78% 570 79% 577 79% 622 81% 686 82% 659 80% 606 84% 634 85%
Degree After 4 Years 614 85% 625 86% 617 84% 667 87% 713 86% 699 85% 646 90%
Degree After 5 Years 635 88% 645 89% 648 89% 689 90% 735 88% 736 89%
Degree After 6 Years 649 90% 664 92% 660 90% 699 91% 746 90%
Cohort Entering2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22
Minority 486 13% 456 13% 507 14% 605 16% 620 16% 627 17% 616 18% 633 19% 709 22% 693 21%
Degree After 1 Year 23 5% 18 4% 21 4% 26 4% 29 5% 42 7% 41 7% 27 4% 59 8% 62 9%
Degree After 2 Years 209 43% 231 51% 224 44% 281 46% 311 50% 323 52% 320 52% 314 50% 393 55%
Degree After 3 Years 312 64% 321 70% 337 66% 395 65% 423 68% 444 71% 446 72% 455 72%
Degree After 4 Years 346 71% 354 78% 382 75% 449 74% 474 76% 487 78% 484 79%
Degree After 5 Years 372 77% 367 80% 391 77% 474 78% 497 80% 511 81%
Degree After 6 Years 385 79% 377 83% 402 79% 493 81% 504 81%
    Notes:
  • The above tables show how many masters students have completed the degree by certain anniversary points after beginning a program; the rest of the entering cohort may have dropped out or may still be pursuing the degree
  • Some students are admitted to doctoral programs first and switch to masters later or pick up the masters along the way; entry date is the start of the term of first matriculation to the graduate program, regardless of initial degree objective
  • Cohorts entering in an academic year means they matriculated Summer, Fall, or Spring term; for example 2010-2011 means Summer 2010 through Spring 2011
  • For each category (e.g. Male), the percentage shown is the percentage of the total students in the group, but for each anniversary (e.g. Degree After 2 Yrs) the percentage is of the students in the category
  • Gender is self-reported and optional, so males+females may not equal the total
  • "International" means non-citizens and non-permanent residents
  • "Minority" includes citizens and permanent residents of African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Chicano/Latino, American Indian, and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ethnicity
  • Ethnicity is self-reported

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