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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 85.90% where the last year rate was 83%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 90.00% for full-time students and 4.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Oberlin 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 85.90% where the current academic year rate is 83%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	89%	87%	90%
2014-15	88%	88%	88%
2015-16	88%	86%	88%
2016-17	85%	84%	86%
2017-18	86%	85%	87%
2018-19	86%	84%	88%
2019-20	86%	84%	88%
2020-21	86%	83%	87%
2021-22	82%	79%	84%
2022-23	83%	76%	89%
Average	85.90%	83.60%	87.50%

Oberlin College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 90.00% for full-time students and 4.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	93%	40%
2014-15	94%	-
2015-16	92%	-
2016-17	89%	-
2017-18	91%	-
2018-19	89%	-
2019-20	91%	-
2020-21	83%	-
2021-22	91%	-
2022-23	87%	-
Average	90.00%	4.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.00 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 Oberlin College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	9:1
2014-15	9:1
2015-16	9:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	9.00:1

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