Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at West Virginia

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 59.10% where the last year rate was 62%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 78.90% for full-time students and 31.70% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 59.10% where the current academic year rate is 62%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	57%	53%	63%
2014-15	57%	53%	62%
2015-16	57%	53%	63%
2016-17	57%	54%	61%
2017-18	57%	53%	62%
2018-19	60%	55%	64%
2019-20	60%	58%	63%
2020-21	61%	57%	67%
2021-22	63%	60%	68%
2022-23	62%	57%	66%
Average	59.10%	55.30%	63.90%

West Virginia University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 26.80% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at West Virginia University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	28%
2014-15	29%
2015-16	28%
2016-17	29%
2017-18	31%
2018-19	28%
2019-20	26%
2020-21	24%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	23%
Average	26.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 78.90% for full-time students and 31.70% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	77%	55%
2014-15	77%	17%
2015-16	79%	56%
2016-17	79%	42%
2017-18	80%	38%
2018-19	76%	27%
2019-20	79%	33%
2020-21	82%	11%
2021-22	81%	20%
2022-23	79%	18%
Average	78.90%	31.70%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 19.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at West Virginia University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	21:1
2015-16	20:1
2016-17	19:1
2017-18	20:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	20:1
2020-21	21:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	19.40:1

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