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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 38.80% where the last year rate was 45%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.40% for full-time students and 36.70% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 38.80% where the current academic year rate is 45%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30%	24%	34%
2014-15	28%	27%	29%
2015-16	34%	32%	35%
2016-17	43%	38%	45%
2017-18	41%	36%	43%
2018-19	37%	37%	37%
2019-20	40%	39%	41%
2020-21	46%	44%	47%
2021-22	44%	44%	44%
2022-23	45%	41%	47%
Average	38.80%	36.20%	40.20%

Grand Canyon University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.40% for full-time students and 36.70% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	59%	27%
2014-15	62%	31%
2015-16	67%	37%
2016-17	66%	37%
2017-18	66%	39%
2018-19	64%	36%
2019-20	65%	38%
2020-21	74%	42%
2021-22	71%	42%
2022-23	70%	38%
Average	66.40%	36.70%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 19.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Grand Canyon University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	21:1
2014-15	19:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	19:1
2017-18	19:1
2018-19	20:1
2019-20	21:1
2020-21	21:1
2021-22	20:1
2022-23	20:1
Average	19.70:1

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