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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 47.00% where the last year rate was 51%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.30% for full-time students and 38.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 47.00% where the current academic year rate is 51%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46%	42%	51%
2014-15	44%	43%	46%
2015-16	43%	38%	47%
2016-17	46%	42%	49%
2017-18	48%	43%	52%
2018-19	47%	44%	50%
2019-20	50%	44%	55%
2020-21	48%	42%	53%
2021-22	47%	41%	53%
2022-23	51%	48%	54%
Average	47.00%	42.70%	51.00%

Wichita State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 29.10% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Wichita State University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	29%
2014-15	32%
2015-16	33%
2016-17	30%
2017-18	30%
2018-19	27%
2019-20	26%
2020-21	31%
2021-22	29%
2022-23	24%
Average	29.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.30% for full-time students and 38.20% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	74%	38%
2014-15	74%	37%
2015-16	72%	34%
2016-17	72%	33%
2017-18	73%	36%
2018-19	73%	36%
2019-20	69%	48%
2020-21	71%	33%
2021-22	69%	47%
2022-23	66%	40%
Average	71.30%	38.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 19.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Wichita State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	19:1
2017-18	20:1
2018-19	19:1
2019-20	19:1
2020-21	18:1
2021-22	19:1
2022-23	20:1
Average	19.00:1

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