Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Penn State World Campus
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 18.30% where the last year rate was 36%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 36.00% for full-time students and 35.90% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 18.30% where the current academic year rate is 36%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
0%
0%
0%
2014-15
25%
33%
22%
2015-16
40%
17%
75%
2016-17
25%
29%
23%
2017-18
28%
42%
16%
2018-19
29%
35%
25%
2019-20
-
-
2020-21
-
-
2021-22
-
-
2022-23
36%
39%
34%
Average
18.30%
19.50%
19.50%
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 36.00% for full-time students and 35.90% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Penn State World Campus from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
-
57%
2014-15
57%
47%
2015-16
53%
46%
2016-17
59%
50%
2017-18
54%
51%
2018-19
62%
47%
2019-20
-
-
2020-21
-
-
2021-22
-
-
2022-23
75%
61%
Average
36.00%
35.90%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus since 2023.
Year
Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14
13:1
2014-15
12:1
2015-16
12:1
2016-17
13:1
2017-18
11:1
2018-19
17:1
2019-20
-
2020-21
-
2021-22
-
2022-23
16:1
Average
9.40:1
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