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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 69.20% where the last year rate was 69%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 82.60% for full-time students and 15.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 69.20% where the current academic year rate is 69%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	70%	71%	69%
2014-15	67%	64%	70%
2015-16	67%	59%	75%
2016-17	66%	59%	72%
2017-18	72%	66%	77%
2018-19	71%	69%	73%
2019-20	71%	69%	72%
2020-21	65%	58%	71%
2021-22	74%	69%	79%
2022-23	69%	63%	75%
Average	69.20%	64.70%	73.30%

Valparaiso University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 82.60% for full-time students and 15.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	86%	-
2014-15	84%	-
2015-16	82%	-
2016-17	86%	-
2017-18	83%	-
2018-19	80%	-
2019-20	84%	-
2020-21	83%	-
2021-22	81%	50%
2022-23	77%	100%
Average	82.60%	15.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Valparaiso University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	11.50:1

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