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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 84.70% where the last year rate was 88%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 93.80% for full-time students and 63.60% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at OSU 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 84.70% where the current academic year rate is 88%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	83%	82%	85%
2014-15	83%	82%	85%
2015-16	83%	80%	86%
2016-17	84%	81%	87%
2017-18	83%	79%	87%
2018-19	84%	80%	88%
2019-20	85%	82%	88%
2020-21	87%	84%	89%
2021-22	87%	85%	90%
2022-23	88%	85%	89%
Average	84.70%	82.00%	87.40%

Ohio State University-Main Campus Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 7.70% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Ohio State University-Main Campus from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2014-15	10%
2015-16	9%
2016-17	9%
2017-18	10%
2018-19	10%
2019-20	8%
2020-21	7%
2021-22	7%
2022-23	7%
Average	7.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 93.80% for full-time students and 63.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	92%	82%
2014-15	94%	44%
2015-16	94%	67%
2016-17	94%	56%
2017-18	94%	71%
2018-19	95%	71%
2019-20	94%	67%
2020-21	94%	63%
2021-22	94%	63%
2022-23	93%	52%
Average	93.80%	63.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	19:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	19:1
2016-17	19:1
2017-18	19:1
2018-19	19:1
2019-20	19:1
2020-21	19:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	18.60:1

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