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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 56.20% where the last year rate was 62%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.30% for full-time students and 37.40% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 56.20% where the current academic year rate is 62%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	54%	52%	57%
2014-15	56%	54%	61%
2015-16	57%	55%	62%
2016-17	57%	51%	66%
2017-18	55%	52%	61%
2018-19	49%	45%	55%
2019-20	53%	48%	60%
2020-21	58%	53%	66%
2021-22	61%	57%	69%
2022-23	62%	59%	68%
Average	56.20%	52.60%	62.50%

Northwood University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 9.20% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northwood University from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	19%
2017-18	16%
2018-19	36%
2019-20	21%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	9.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.30% for full-time students and 37.40% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	83%	-
2014-15	78%	-
2015-16	78%	59%
2016-17	77%	35%
2017-18	73%	44%
2018-19	79%	36%
2019-20	80%	43%
2020-21	79%	47%
2021-22	85%	50%
2022-23	81%	60%
Average	79.30%	37.40%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northwood University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	8:1
Average	10.90:1

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