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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 91.40% where the last year rate was 93%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 94.50% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at Wesleyan keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 91.40% where the current academic year rate is 93%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	92%	92%	92%
2014-15	93%	91%	94%
2015-16	94%	94%	94%
2016-17	91%	93%	91%
2017-18	90%	88%	93%
2018-19	89%	87%	92%
2019-20	91%	88%	94%
2020-21	90%	91%	90%
2021-22	91%	87%	93%
2022-23	93%	91%	94%
Average	91.40%	90.20%	92.70%

Wesleyan University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.80% where the current year rate is 4%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Wesleyan University from 2018 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2018-19	7%
2019-20	6%
2020-21	6%
2021-22	5%
2022-23	4%
Average	2.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 94.50% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	95%	-
2014-15	96%	-
2015-16	95%	-
2016-17	94%	-
2017-18	95%	-
2018-19	96%	-
2019-20	97%	-
2020-21	87%	-
2021-22	95%	-
2022-23	95%	-
Average	94.50%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 7 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Wesleyan University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	9:1
2014-15	8:1
2015-16	8:1
2016-17	8:1
2017-18	8:1
2018-19	8:1
2019-20	8:1
2020-21	8:1
2021-22	8:1
2022-23	7:1
Average	8.00:1

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