Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at NWOSU
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 27.50% where the last year rate was 26%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 57.90% for full-time students and 37.40% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.50% where the current academic year rate is 26%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Northwestern Oklahoma State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
31%
25%
37%
2014-15
34%
28%
41%
2015-16
20%
16%
25%
2016-17
26%
21%
31%
2017-18
23%
20%
25%
2018-19
30%
24%
38%
2019-20
30%
26%
35%
2020-21
25%
22%
28%
2021-22
30%
25%
35%
2022-23
26%
18%
34%
Average
27.50%
22.50%
32.90%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 24.10% where the current year rate is 18%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northwestern Oklahoma State University from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
22%
2014-15
24%
2015-16
31%
2016-17
26%
2017-18
25%
2018-19
24%
2019-20
26%
2020-21
26%
2021-22
19%
2022-23
18%
Average
24.10%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 57.90% for full-time students and 37.40% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NWOSU from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
59%
35%
2014-15
60%
29%
2015-16
53%
37%
2016-17
57%
35%
2017-18
54%
41%
2018-19
60%
24%
2019-20
57%
50%
2020-21
62%
50%
2021-22
57%
40%
2022-23
60%
33%
Average
57.90%
37.40%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.40 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 Northwestern Oklahoma State University since 2023.