Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at WGU
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 32.60% where the last year rate was 48%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 57.30% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 32.60% where the current academic year rate is 48%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Western Governors University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
24%
14%
34%
2014-15
17%
12%
21%
2015-16
14%
17%
12%
2016-17
26%
18%
34%
2017-18
38%
33%
41%
2018-19
29%
32%
27%
2019-20
21%
24%
18%
2020-21
46%
42%
56%
2021-22
63%
52%
71%
2022-23
48%
44%
56%
Average
32.60%
28.80%
37.00%
Western Governors University Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.10% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Western Governors University from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
19%
2014-15
30%
2015-16
42%
2016-17
28%
2017-18
19%
2018-19
0%
2019-20
11%
2020-21
0%
2021-22
2%
2022-23
0%
Average
15.10%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 57.30% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at WGU from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
75%
-
2014-15
73%
-
2015-16
75%
-
2016-17
74%
-
2017-18
-
-
2018-19
-
-
2019-20
73%
-
2020-21
75%
-
2021-22
63%
-
2022-23
65%
-
Average
57.30%
-
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 41.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 42 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Western Governors University since 2023.