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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 32.70% where the last year rate was 25%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 51.60% for full-time students and 47.40% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 32.70% where the current academic year rate is 25%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43%	38%	48%
2014-15	33%	19%	52%
2015-16	34%	23%	54%
2016-17	23%	16%	41%
2017-18	29%	25%	36%
2018-19	29%	25%	38%
2019-20	29%	34%	24%
2020-21	51%	50%	54%
2021-22	31%	34%	26%
2022-23	25%	24%	29%
Average	32.70%	28.80%	40.20%

Waldorf University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 27.10% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Waldorf University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	39%
2014-15	41%
2015-16	33%
2016-17	27%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	44%
2019-20	51%
2020-21	24%
2021-22	6%
2022-23	6%
Average	27.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 51.60% for full-time students and 47.40% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	49%	100%
2014-15	54%	100%
2015-16	53%	60%
2016-17	60%	80%
2017-18	46%	50%
2018-19	59%	17%
2019-20	53%	-
2020-21	26%	25%
2021-22	46%	17%
2022-23	70%	25%
Average	51.60%	47.40%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 22.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 24 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Waldorf University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	26:1
2015-16	23:1
2016-17	21:1
2017-18	19:1
2018-19	23:1
2019-20	21:1
2020-21	25:1
2021-22	24:1
2022-23	24:1
Average	22.60:1

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