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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 81.50% where the last year rate was 84%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.80% for full-time students and 60.80% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Rutgers 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 81.50% where the current academic year rate is 84%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	80%	77%	83%
2014-15	81%	77%	84%
2015-16	80%	77%	84%
2016-17	80%	77%	84%
2017-18	80%	78%	82%
2018-19	80%	77%	84%
2019-20	83%	80%	86%
2020-21	84%	81%	87%
2021-22	83%	80%	87%
2022-23	84%	81%	87%
Average	81.50%	78.50%	84.80%

Rutgers University-New Brunswick Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 9.40% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Rutgers University-New Brunswick from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	11%
2014-15	11%
2015-16	11%
2016-17	11%
2017-18	10%
2018-19	10%
2019-20	8%
2020-21	7%
2021-22	8%
2022-23	7%
Average	9.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.80% for full-time students and 60.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	91%	75%
2014-15	92%	60%
2015-16	93%	67%
2016-17	93%	40%
2017-18	94%	67%
2018-19	93%	-
2019-20	93%	100%
2020-21	93%	75%
2021-22	94%	44%
2022-23	92%	80%
Average	92.80%	60.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Rutgers University-New Brunswick since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	15.30:1

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