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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 18.50% where the last year rate was 26%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.40% for full-time students and 66.50% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 18.50% where the current academic year rate is 26%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	14%	15%	13%
2014-15	17%	12%	22%
2015-16	6%	3%	8%
2016-17	16%	9%	29%
2017-18	23%	15%	31%
2018-19	18%	19%	18%
2019-20	31%	19%	42%
2020-21	25%	24%	30%
2021-22	9%	8%	10%
2022-23	26%	18%	38%
Average	18.50%	14.20%	24.10%

University of the Southwest Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 18.80% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of the Southwest from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	38%
2017-18	74%
2018-19	76%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	18.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.40% for full-time students and 66.50% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	40%	50%
2014-15	57%	50%
2015-16	55%	10%
2016-17	52%	58%
2017-18	47%	73%
2018-19	54%	69%
2019-20	63%	55%
2020-21	74%	100%
2021-22	69%	100%
2022-23	83%	100%
Average	59.40%	66.50%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of the Southwest since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	19:1
2022-23	19:1
Average	16.20:1

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