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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 62.60% where the last year rate was 65%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.50% for full-time students and 70.10% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 62.60% where the current academic year rate is 65%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	56%	52%	59%
2014-15	59%	53%	63%
2015-16	62%	56%	66%
2016-17	61%	54%	65%
2017-18	62%	54%	68%
2018-19	65%	58%	69%
2019-20	66%	60%	69%
2020-21	65%	58%	69%
2021-22	65%	59%	70%
2022-23	65%	59%	69%
Average	62.60%	56.30%	66.70%

East Carolina University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 21.10% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at East Carolina University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	19%
2014-15	17%
2015-16	17%
2016-17	19%
2017-18	19%
2018-19	25%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	24%
2021-22	24%
2022-23	24%
Average	21.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.50% for full-time students and 70.10% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	81%	47%
2014-15	81%	78%
2015-16	80%	57%
2016-17	83%	78%
2017-18	83%	74%
2018-19	81%	82%
2019-20	82%	71%
2020-21	83%	81%
2021-22	81%	68%
2022-23	80%	65%
Average	81.50%	70.10%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at East Carolina University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	19:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	19:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	18:1
Average	18.10:1

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