University of the Virgin Islands

What are the graduation rates for students at University of the Virgin Islands?

UVI's reported six-year graduation rate is 28% for the measured first-time, full-time undergraduate cohort. Its four-year rate is 8%. These are cohort outcomes, not estimates of the probability that any individual applicant will graduate.

The six-year measure allows more time for completion than the four-year measure and is therefore the more useful of the two for understanding how often students in that cohort finished within an extended period. The figures do not describe all transfer students, part-time entrants, or returning adults. UVI's reported first-year retention rate is 69%, a separate measure of how many students continued after their first year; retention should not be confused with graduation.

Applicants can use these figures to ask concrete planning questions: how often required courses run, whether their program has a prescribed sequence, and what academic advising is available if work or family obligations require a reduced course load. The rates alone do not establish why students did or did not complete a degree.

What is the earning potential for graduates at University of the Virgin Islands?

Federal College Scorecard program figures report median earnings measured one year after completion for certain UVI programs. They describe a defined group of former students with reported earnings, not a starting-salary offer or a prediction for everyone who studies that subject.

• Registered nursing and related nursing fields: $64,344 median earnings one year after completion.
• Accounting and related services: $35,746 median earnings one year after completion.
• Business administration, management, and operations: $28,074 median earnings one year after completion.
• Criminal justice and corrections: $25,806 median earnings one year after completion.

Scorecard program earnings generally reflect federally aided completers whose earnings could be matched to federal records; they do not capture every graduate or measure career-long income. Differences among fields may reflect occupations, further study, hours worked, local labor markets, and the size of the measured group. A prospective student should compare these figures with program cost, licensing requirements, and longer-term career goals rather than read them as guaranteed pay.