Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at U of Wisconsin-Madison

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 86.40% where the last year rate was 89%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.00% for full-time students and 79.80% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at U of Wisconsin-Madison 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 86.40% where the current academic year rate is 89%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	83%	81%	84%
2014-15	84%	82%	85%
2015-16	85%	83%	87%
2016-17	85%	82%	87%
2017-18	87%	85%	89%
2018-19	87%	85%	89%
2019-20	87%	85%	89%
2020-21	88%	85%	90%
2021-22	89%	87%	91%
2022-23	89%	87%	90%
Average	86.40%	84.20%	88.10%

University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.00% for full-time students and 79.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at U of Wisconsin-Madison from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	95%	75%
2014-15	95%	75%
2015-16	96%	86%
2016-17	95%	100%
2017-18	95%	88%
2018-19	95%	75%
2019-20	95%	73%
2020-21	95%	75%
2021-22	95%	86%
2022-23	94%	65%
Average	95.00%	79.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.50 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 Wisconsin-Madison since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	17:1
2022-23	18:1
Average	17.50:1

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