Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at North Carolina Wesleyan

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 32.10% where the last year rate was 38%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 60.10% for full-time students and 20.80% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 32.10% where the current academic year rate is 38%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	33%	23%	52%
2014-15	35%	29%	47%
2015-16	23%	16%	36%
2016-17	21%	15%	33%
2017-18	31%	29%	35%
2018-19	29%	28%	33%
2019-20	40%	36%	49%
2020-21	31%	26%	41%
2021-22	40%	30%	58%
2022-23	38%	34%	45%
Average	32.10%	26.60%	42.90%

North Carolina Wesleyan University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.10% where the current year rate is 9%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at North Carolina Wesleyan University from 2018 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2018-19	49%
2019-20	35%
2020-21	34%
2021-22	34%
2022-23	9%
Average	16.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 60.10% for full-time students and 20.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at North Carolina Wesleyan from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	49%	-
2014-15	56%	-
2015-16	52%	-
2016-17	56%	-
2017-18	61%	-
2018-19	63%	50%
2019-20	67%	25%
2020-21	66%	33%
2021-22	65%	33%
2022-23	66%	67%
Average	60.10%	20.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.60 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 North Carolina Wesleyan University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	20:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	14.60:1

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