Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at CityU

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 20.40% where the last year rate was 0%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 11.50% for full-time students and 40.20% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at CityU do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 20.40% where the current academic year rate is 0%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at City University of Seattle over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	0%	0%	0%
2014-15	0%	0%	0%
2015-16	47%	50%	45%
2016-17	24%	18%	30%
2017-18	100%	100%	100%
2018-19	0%	0%	0%
2019-20	33%	33%	0%
2020-21	0%	0%	0%
2021-22	0%	0%	0%
2022-23	0%	0%	0%
Average	20.40%	20.10%	17.50%

City University of Seattle Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.70% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at City University of Seattle from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	27%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	2.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 11.50% for full-time students and 40.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CityU from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	40%	77%
2014-15	-	17%
2015-16	-	80%
2016-17	-	73%
2017-18	-	20%
2018-19	75%	22%
2019-20	-	27%
2020-21	-	16%
2021-22	-	50%
2022-23	-	20%
Average	11.50%	40.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 6 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at City University of Seattle since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	7:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	6:1
2019-20	6:1
2020-21	6:1
2021-22	6:1
2022-23	6:1
Average	8.00:1

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