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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 64.60% where the last year rate was 66%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.80% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 64.60% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	62%	61%	62%
2014-15	59%	58%	60%
2015-16	71%	76%	68%
2016-17	58%	57%	59%
2017-18	64%	53%	75%
2018-19	65%	58%	71%
2019-20	68%	63%	72%
2020-21	63%	57%	68%
2021-22	70%	63%	76%
2022-23	66%	57%	73%
Average	64.60%	60.30%	68.40%

Pacific University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.80% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	79%	-
2014-15	81%	-
2015-16	77%	-
2016-17	82%	-
2017-18	79%	-
2018-19	78%	-
2019-20	81%	-
2020-21	84%	-
2021-22	80%	-
2022-23	77%	-
Average	79.80%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.10 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 Pacific University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	10.10:1

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