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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 47.70% where the last year rate was 49%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.80% for full-time students and 50.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 47.70% where the current academic year rate is 49%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46%	40%	48%
2014-15	46%	40%	49%
2015-16	46%	43%	48%
2016-17	47%	40%	50%
2017-18	49%	43%	52%
2018-19	48%	46%	49%
2019-20	51%	44%	54%
2020-21	50%	40%	53%
2021-22	45%	37%	49%
2022-23	49%	46%	50%
Average	47.70%	41.90%	50.20%

Winston-Salem State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 23.90% where the current year rate is 28%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Winston-Salem State University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	19%
2014-15	19%
2015-16	20%
2016-17	22%
2017-18	21%
2018-19	30%
2019-20	27%
2020-21	28%
2021-22	25%
2022-23	28%
Average	23.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.80% for full-time students and 50.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	75%	40%
2014-15	79%	50%
2015-16	76%	33%
2016-17	77%	55%
2017-18	76%	50%
2018-19	77%	-
2019-20	78%	100%
2020-21	77%	75%
2021-22	76%	100%
2022-23	77%	-
Average	76.80%	50.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Winston-Salem State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	14.80:1

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