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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 54.60% where the last year rate was 50%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.60% for full-time students and 26.70% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 54.60% where the current academic year rate is 50%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	56%	54%	57%
2014-15	53%	39%	56%
2015-16	52%	53%	52%
2016-17	54%	53%	55%
2017-18	59%	55%	60%
2018-19	58%	56%	59%
2019-20	58%	54%	58%
2020-21	52%	55%	51%
2021-22	54%	54%	55%
2022-23	50%	40%	54%
Average	54.60%	51.30%	55.70%

William Woods University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 3.30% where the current year rate is 1%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at William Woods University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2014-15	14%
2015-16	0%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	9%
2018-19	7%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	2%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	1%
Average	3.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.60% for full-time students and 26.70% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	74%	67%
2014-15	76%	100%
2015-16	75%	-
2016-17	74%	-
2017-18	77%	-
2018-19	74%	-
2019-20	72%	40%
2020-21	70%	17%
2021-22	69%	29%
2022-23	75%	14%
Average	73.60%	26.70%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.90 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 William Woods University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	9.90:1

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