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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 86.10% where the last year rate was 89%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.20% for full-time students and 84.30% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at UMD 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 86.10% where the current academic year rate is 89%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	84%	81%	87%
2014-15	85%	83%	87%
2015-16	86%	84%	89%
2016-17	86%	84%	89%
2017-18	85%	83%	88%
2018-19	86%	84%	89%
2019-20	86%	84%	89%
2020-21	87%	85%	89%
2021-22	87%	86%	88%
2022-23	89%	87%	91%
Average	86.10%	84.10%	88.60%

University of Maryland-College Park Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 7.10% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of Maryland-College Park from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	14%
2014-15	6%
2015-16	4%
2016-17	4%
2017-18	5%
2018-19	9%
2019-20	8%
2020-21	8%
2021-22	7%
2022-23	6%
Average	7.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.20% for full-time students and 84.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	95%	80%
2014-15	96%	67%
2015-16	95%	100%
2016-17	95%	100%
2017-18	96%	88%
2018-19	95%	70%
2019-20	95%	78%
2020-21	95%	92%
2021-22	95%	82%
2022-23	95%	86%
Average	95.20%	84.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.70 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 Maryland-College Park since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	18:1
Average	17.70:1

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