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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 55.60% where the last year rate was 67%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 78.90% for full-time students and 31.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 55.60% where the current academic year rate is 67%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43%	41%	44%
2014-15	53%	50%	54%
2015-16	51%	41%	58%
2016-17	56%	59%	54%
2017-18	59%	52%	62%
2018-19	55%	49%	59%
2019-20	57%	53%	59%
2020-21	57%	55%	59%
2021-22	58%	58%	57%
2022-23	67%	71%	65%
Average	55.60%	52.90%	57.10%

Northwest University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.80% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northwest University from 2019 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2019-20	28%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	2.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 78.90% for full-time students and 31.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	78%	50%
2014-15	74%	46%
2015-16	82%	67%
2016-17	76%	-
2017-18	80%	-
2018-19	84%	50%
2019-20	74%	100%
2020-21	83%	-
2021-22	77%	-
2022-23	81%	-
Average	78.90%	31.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northwest University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	8:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	10.60:1

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