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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 44.70% where the last year rate was 60%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.80% for full-time students and 48.40% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 44.70% where the current academic year rate is 60%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32%	32%	33%
2014-15	34%	34%	35%
2015-16	35%	35%	35%
2016-17	39%	39%	39%
2017-18	47%	47%	46%
2018-19	47%	46%	48%
2019-20	47%	45%	49%
2020-21	51%	49%	53%
2021-22	55%	53%	57%
2022-23	60%	55%	63%
Average	44.70%	43.50%	45.80%

Wayne State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 26.20% where the current year rate is 21%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Wayne State University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2014-15	39%
2015-16	38%
2016-17	38%
2017-18	32%
2018-19	33%
2019-20	32%
2020-21	29%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	21%
Average	26.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.80% for full-time students and 48.40% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	77%	47%
2014-15	76%	38%
2015-16	77%	47%
2016-17	82%	61%
2017-18	81%	56%
2018-19	79%	43%
2019-20	79%	49%
2020-21	82%	47%
2021-22	81%	45%
2022-23	84%	51%
Average	79.80%	48.40%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Wayne State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	14.50:1

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