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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 63.60% where the last year rate was 67%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 83.00% for full-time students and 64.80% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 63.60% where the current academic year rate is 67%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	62%	59%	64%
2014-15	60%	57%	63%
2015-16	61%	58%	65%
2016-17	63%	61%	66%
2017-18	63%	60%	66%
2018-19	65%	63%	67%
2019-20	66%	64%	67%
2020-21	63%	59%	66%
2021-22	66%	65%	66%
2022-23	67%	65%	68%
Average	63.60%	61.10%	65.80%

University of Kansas Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 27.70% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of Kansas from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	32%
2014-15	33%
2015-16	31%
2016-17	30%
2017-18	28%
2018-19	26%
2019-20	24%
2020-21	26%
2021-22	24%
2022-23	23%
Average	27.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 83.00% for full-time students and 64.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	80%	76%
2014-15	80%	72%
2015-16	80%	66%
2016-17	81%	72%
2017-18	83%	74%
2018-19	84%	58%
2019-20	86%	64%
2020-21	86%	52%
2021-22	85%	56%
2022-23	85%	58%
Average	83.00%	64.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.90 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 Kansas since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	17:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	16.90:1

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