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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 62.70% where the last year rate was 66%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.90% for full-time students and 6.70% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 62.70% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	64%	62%	65%
2014-15	61%	54%	65%
2015-16	63%	64%	62%
2016-17	62%	58%	65%
2017-18	63%	60%	65%
2018-19	62%	57%	66%
2019-20	61%	55%	65%
2020-21	57%	52%	60%
2021-22	68%	67%	68%
2022-23	66%	61%	68%
Average	62.70%	59.00%	64.90%

University of the Arts Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.80% where the current year rate is 18%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of the Arts from 2022 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2022-23	18%
Average	1.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.90% for full-time students and 6.70% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	82%	67%
2014-15	81%	-
2015-16	76%	-
2016-17	83%	-
2017-18	82%	-
2018-19	84%	-
2019-20	80%	-
2020-21	74%	-
2021-22	87%	-
2022-23	80%	-
Average	80.90%	6.70%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 7 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of the Arts since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	8:1
2014-15	8:1
2015-16	8:1
2016-17	8:1
2017-18	8:1
2018-19	8:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	8:1
2022-23	7:1
Average	8.10:1

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