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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 87.70% where the last year rate was 90%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.70% for full-time students and 9.60% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Whitman 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 87.70% where the current academic year rate is 90%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	88%	86%	89%
2014-15	87%	83%	90%
2015-16	87%	87%	87%
2016-17	88%	85%	89%
2017-18	88%	88%	88%
2018-19	87%	85%	89%
2019-20	89%	90%	89%
2020-21	85%	85%	86%
2021-22	88%	85%	91%
2022-23	90%	89%	91%
Average	87.70%	86.30%	88.90%

Whitman College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 4.50% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Whitman College from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	11%
2018-19	5%
2019-20	8%
2020-21	8%
2021-22	7%
2022-23	6%
Average	4.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.70% for full-time students and 9.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	94%	-
2014-15	94%	-
2015-16	93%	-
2016-17	94%	-
2017-18	94%	-
2018-19	90%	-
2019-20	89%	-
2020-21	72%	-
2021-22	89%	96%
2022-23	88%	-
Average	89.70%	9.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.80 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 Whitman College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	9:1
2014-15	9:1
2015-16	9:1
2016-17	8:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	8:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	8.80:1

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