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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 57.00% where the last year rate was 70%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.10% for full-time students and 6.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 57.00% where the current academic year rate is 70%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	54%	47%	58%
2014-15	64%	63%	64%
2015-16	54%	54%	54%
2016-17	58%	54%	61%
2017-18	64%	63%	65%
2018-19	56%	51%	59%
2019-20	53%	48%	61%
2020-21	41%	34%	52%
2021-22	56%	55%	57%
2022-23	70%	62%	78%
Average	57.00%	53.10%	60.90%

Wheeling University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.40% where the current year rate is 27%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Wheeling University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	13%
2014-15	13%
2015-16	22%
2016-17	16%
2017-18	12%
2018-19	18%
2019-20	17%
2020-21	16%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	27%
Average	15.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.10% for full-time students and 6.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	67%	-
2014-15	74%	-
2015-16	72%	-
2016-17	71%	-
2017-18	64%	-
2018-19	68%	-
2019-20	46%	-
2020-21	100%	63%
2021-22	87%	-
2022-23	72%	-
Average	72.10%	6.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Wheeling University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	12:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	11.30:1

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