How UPMC's Graduation Rate Changes

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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 49.90% where the last year rate was 22%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 50.80% for full-time students and 45.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at UPMC do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 49.90% where the current academic year rate is 22%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	67%	67%	67%
2014-15	86%	100%	80%
2015-16	64%	100%	60%
2016-17	50%	0%	57%
2017-18	23%	0%	38%
2018-19	67%	50%	75%
2019-20	0%	0%	0%
2020-21	63%	50%	66%
2021-22	57%	50%	58%
2022-23	22%	0%	25%
Average	49.90%	41.70%	52.60%

UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 7.60% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	22%
2014-15	0%
2015-16	0%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	15%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	25%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	14%
2022-23	0%
Average	7.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 50.80% for full-time students and 45.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	82%	100%
2014-15	63%	100%
2015-16	63%	100%
2016-17	33%	50%
2017-18	25%	100%
2018-19	82%	-
2019-20	57%	-
2020-21	22%	-
2021-22	43%	-
2022-23	38%	-
Average	50.80%	45.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 6.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 6 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	5:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	9:1
2016-17	4:1
2017-18	4:1
2018-19	4:1
2019-20	4:1
2020-21	8:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	6:1
Average	6.40:1

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