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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 97.00% where the last year rate was 97%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 96.20% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at Princeton 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 97.00% where the current academic year rate is 97%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	97%	96%	98%
2014-15	97%	96%	98%
2015-16	97%	96%	98%
2016-17	97%	97%	98%
2017-18	97%	96%	98%
2018-19	96%	95%	98%
2019-20	97%	96%	99%
2020-21	98%	96%	99%
2021-22	97%	96%	98%
2022-23	97%	96%	97%
Average	97.00%	96.00%	98.10%

Princeton University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 96.20% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	98%	-
2014-15	98%	-
2015-16	98%	-
2016-17	98%	-
2017-18	98%	-
2018-19	98%	-
2019-20	98%	-
2020-21	83%	-
2021-22	96%	-
2022-23	97%	-
Average	96.20%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 5.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 5 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Princeton University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	6:1
2014-15	6:1
2015-16	5:1
2016-17	5:1
2017-18	5:1
2018-19	5:1
2019-20	5:1
2020-21	4:1
2021-22	5:1
2022-23	5:1
Average	5.10:1

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