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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 82.40% where the last year rate was 85%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.10% for full-time students and 66.20% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at UCSB 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 82.40% where the current academic year rate is 85%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	81%	79%	82%
2014-15	81%	79%	83%
2015-16	81%	79%	83%
2016-17	82%	80%	84%
2017-18	81%	77%	86%
2018-19	82%	79%	85%
2019-20	83%	80%	85%
2020-21	83%	82%	85%
2021-22	85%	81%	88%
2022-23	85%	83%	86%
Average	82.40%	79.90%	84.70%

University of California-Santa Barbara Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.10% for full-time students and 66.20% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	92%	68%
2014-15	92%	52%
2015-16	93%	77%
2016-17	93%	57%
2017-18	93%	71%
2018-19	92%	71%
2019-20	92%	70%
2020-21	91%	71%
2021-22	91%	68%
2022-23	92%	57%
Average	92.10%	66.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of California-Santa Barbara since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	22:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	18:1
2021-22	17:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	17.90:1

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