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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 38.10% where the last year rate was 28%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 57.00% for full-time students and 5.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 38.10% where the current academic year rate is 28%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	34%	26%	42%
2014-15	31%	25%	38%
2015-16	47%	46%	48%
2016-17	31%	19%	48%
2017-18	46%	43%	49%
2018-19	45%	33%	58%
2019-20	50%	50%	51%
2020-21	36%	25%	52%
2021-22	33%	30%	39%
2022-23	28%	19%	42%
Average	38.10%	31.60%	46.70%

Ottawa University-Ottawa Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 3.80% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Ottawa University-Ottawa from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	38%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	3.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 57.00% for full-time students and 5.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	62%	-
2014-15	63%	-
2015-16	61%	-
2016-17	51%	-
2017-18	61%	-
2018-19	50%	-
2019-20	50%	-
2020-21	60%	14%
2021-22	55%	-
2022-23	57%	36%
Average	57.00%	5.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Ottawa University-Ottawa since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	13.20:1

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