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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 66.10% where the last year rate was 62%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 78.80% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 66.10% where the current academic year rate is 62%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	63%	58%	67%
2014-15	63%	56%	68%
2015-16	67%	62%	71%
2016-17	64%	64%	64%
2017-18	68%	62%	73%
2018-19	69%	60%	76%
2019-20	67%	57%	77%
2020-21	68%	63%	72%
2021-22	70%	59%	77%
2022-23	62%	55%	69%
Average	66.10%	59.60%	71.40%

Northwestern College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	34%
2017-18	28%
2018-19	29%
2019-20	26%
2020-21	23%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	9%
Average	17.10%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	79%	-
2014-15	77%	-
2015-16	82%	-
2016-17	82%	-
2017-18	77%	-
2018-19	75%	-
2019-20	76%	-
2020-21	79%	-
2021-22	83%	-
2022-23	78%	-
Average	78.80%	-

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	12.00:1

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

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes