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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 82.00% where the last year rate was 84%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.60% for full-time students and 26.60% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Fairfield keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 82.00% where the current academic year rate is 84%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	82%	83%	82%
2014-15	80%	76%	82%
2015-16	82%	79%	84%
2016-17	82%	79%	84%
2017-18	81%	81%	81%
2018-19	81%	80%	81%
2019-20	83%	83%	83%
2020-21	82%	84%	81%
2021-22	83%	82%	84%
2022-23	84%	81%	85%
Average	82.00%	80.80%	82.70%

Fairfield University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.40% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Fairfield University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	16%
2014-15	18%
2015-16	15%
2016-17	15%
2017-18	17%
2018-19	17%
2019-20	14%
2020-21	14%
2021-22	6%
2022-23	12%
Average	14.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.60% for full-time students and 26.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	87%	-
2014-15	89%	-
2015-16	89%	100%
2016-17	89%	100%
2017-18	90%	-
2018-19	90%	-
2019-20	90%	-
2020-21	92%	33%
2021-22	89%	33%
2022-23	91%	-
Average	89.60%	26.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Fairfield University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	11.80:1

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