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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 17.70% where the last year rate was 0%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 14.10% for full-time students and 23.40% for part-time students.

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

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 17.70% where the current academic year rate is 0%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	0%	0%	0%
2014-15	33%	0%	33%
2015-16	0%	0%	0%
2016-17	11%	0%	15%
2017-18	100%	0%	100%
2018-19	0%	0%	0%
2019-20	33%	0%	33%
2020-21	0%	0%	0%
2021-22	0%	0%	0%
2022-23	0%	0%	0%
Average	17.70%	0.00%	18.10%

Walden University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 14.10% for full-time students and 23.40% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	-	19%
2014-15	33%	21%
2015-16	-	18%
2016-17	-	19%
2017-18	-	18%
2018-19	50%	25%
2019-20	-	28%
2020-21	33%	29%
2021-22	25%	26%
2022-23	-	31%
Average	14.10%	23.40%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 21 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Walden University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	19:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	19:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	21:1
Average	17.80:1

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