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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 59.20% where the last year rate was 66%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.10% for full-time students and 35.60% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 59.20% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	56%	43%	66%
2014-15	61%	58%	64%
2015-16	58%	50%	64%
2016-17	56%	53%	58%
2017-18	53%	52%	54%
2018-19	59%	55%	62%
2019-20	64%	60%	66%
2020-21	60%	53%	66%
2021-22	59%	49%	65%
2022-23	66%	61%	69%
Average	59.20%	53.40%	63.40%

Concordia University-Wisconsin Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.10% for full-time students and 35.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	71%	40%
2014-15	74%	-
2015-16	76%	-
2016-17	72%	60%
2017-18	82%	17%
2018-19	76%	100%
2019-20	81%	45%
2020-21	81%	60%
2021-22	80%	7%
2022-23	78%	27%
Average	77.10%	35.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Concordia University-Wisconsin since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	12:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	11.70:1

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