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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 85.20% where the last year rate was 86%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.80% for full-time students and 68.50% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at UCI 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 85.20% where the current academic year rate is 86%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	86%	84%	87%
2014-15	86%	84%	88%
2015-16	88%	87%	89%
2016-17	87%	85%	89%
2017-18	85%	82%	87%
2018-19	83%	80%	86%
2019-20	84%	82%	86%
2020-21	84%	81%	87%
2021-22	83%	80%	86%
2022-23	86%	84%	88%
Average	85.20%	82.90%	87.30%

University of California-Irvine Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 7.70% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of California-Irvine from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	9%
2014-15	9%
2015-16	8%
2016-17	9%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	10%
2019-20	9%
2020-21	8%
2021-22	9%
2022-23	6%
Average	7.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.80% for full-time students and 68.50% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	92%	70%
2014-15	92%	64%
2015-16	93%	44%
2016-17	92%	70%
2017-18	94%	64%
2018-19	93%	73%
2019-20	94%	79%
2020-21	94%	63%
2021-22	93%	83%
2022-23	91%	75%
Average	92.80%	68.50%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of California-Irvine since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	19:1
2014-15	19:1
2015-16	19:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	18:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	18:1
Average	18.30:1

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