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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 22.80% where the last year rate was 21%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 51.40% for full-time students and 17.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at OPSU do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 22.80% where the current academic year rate is 21%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	23%	19%	31%
2014-15	17%	12%	27%
2015-16	22%	20%	23%
2016-17	24%	24%	22%
2017-18	14%	13%	15%
2018-19	27%	21%	38%
2019-20	28%	19%	40%
2020-21	26%	25%	27%
2021-22	26%	23%	31%
2022-23	21%	19%	26%
Average	22.80%	19.50%	28.00%

Oklahoma Panhandle State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 9.90% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Oklahoma Panhandle State University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	15%
2014-15	12%
2015-16	11%
2016-17	8%
2017-18	10%
2018-19	7%
2019-20	12%
2020-21	8%
2021-22	10%
2022-23	6%
Average	9.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 51.40% for full-time students and 17.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	63%	100%
2014-15	67%	-
2015-16	62%	-
2016-17	59%	-
2017-18	40%	-
2018-19	59%	-
2019-20	48%	17%
2020-21	44%	-
2021-22	37%	35%
2022-23	35%	18%
Average	51.40%	17.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.20 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 Oklahoma Panhandle State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	18:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	16.20:1

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