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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 86.90% where the last year rate was 91%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 97.00% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at Northeastern 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 86.90% where the current academic year rate is 91%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	83%	82%	84%
2014-15	82%	80%	83%
2015-16	84%	81%	88%
2016-17	86%	83%	89%
2017-18	87%	85%	89%
2018-19	88%	86%	91%
2019-20	89%	86%	91%
2020-21	89%	87%	92%
2021-22	90%	89%	91%
2022-23	91%	90%	92%
Average	86.90%	84.90%	89.00%

Northeastern University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.80% where the current year rate is 3%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northeastern University from 2019 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2019-20	6%
2020-21	6%
2021-22	3%
2022-23	3%
Average	1.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 97.00% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	96%	-
2014-15	96%	-
2015-16	97%	-
2016-17	97%	-
2017-18	97%	-
2018-19	97%	-
2019-20	99%	-
2020-21	97%	-
2021-22	97%	-
2022-23	97%	-
Average	97.00%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northeastern University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	14.20:1

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