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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 44.40% where the last year rate was 20%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.40% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 44.40% where the current academic year rate is 20%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	33%	33%	0%
2014-15	100%	100%	0%
2015-16	50%	67%	0%
2016-17	50%	0%	100%
2017-18	50%	50%	50%
2018-19	48%	46%	50%
2019-20	16%	27%	0%
2020-21	27%	19%	50%
2021-22	50%	50%	50%
2022-23	20%	20%	20%
Average	44.40%	41.20%	32.00%

University of the West Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.40% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of the West from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	50%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	19%
2019-20	22%
2020-21	10%
2021-22	33%
2022-23	10%
Average	14.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.40% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	80%	-
2014-15	58%	-
2015-16	54%	-
2016-17	83%	-
2017-18	55%	-
2018-19	18%	-
2019-20	94%	-
2020-21	75%	-
2021-22	67%	-
2022-23	60%	100%
Average	64.40%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 7.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 5 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of the West since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	8:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	6:1
2017-18	8:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	6:1
2020-21	5:1
2021-22	3:1
2022-23	5:1
Average	7.10:1

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