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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 91.10% where the last year rate was 92%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 96.70% for full-time students and 72.80% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at UCLA 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 91.10% where the current academic year rate is 92%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	90%	89%	92%
2014-15	91%	89%	93%
2015-16	91%	89%	93%
2016-17	91%	88%	93%
2017-18	91%	88%	93%
2018-19	91%	88%	92%
2019-20	91%	89%	92%
2020-21	91%	89%	92%
2021-22	92%	90%	93%
2022-23	92%	90%	93%
Average	91.10%	88.90%	92.60%

University of California-Los Angeles Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.20% where the current year rate is 3%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of California-Los Angeles from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	2%
2017-18	4%
2018-19	4%
2019-20	3%
2020-21	3%
2021-22	3%
2022-23	3%
Average	2.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 96.70% for full-time students and 72.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	96%	75%
2014-15	97%	62%
2015-16	96%	73%
2016-17	97%	63%
2017-18	97%	80%
2018-19	97%	88%
2019-20	97%	86%
2020-21	96%	73%
2021-22	97%	75%
2022-23	97%	53%
Average	96.70%	72.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.30 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-Los Angeles since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	17:1
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	17.30:1

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