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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 57.40% where the last year rate was 60%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.50% for full-time students and 20.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 57.40% where the current academic year rate is 60%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	56%	47%	60%
2014-15	51%	45%	54%
2015-16	55%	53%	56%
2016-17	58%	54%	60%
2017-18	57%	51%	60%
2018-19	56%	53%	57%
2019-20	63%	56%	66%
2020-21	60%	57%	62%
2021-22	58%	52%	60%
2022-23	60%	50%	64%
Average	57.40%	51.80%	59.90%

Winthrop University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 22.20% where the current year rate is 18%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Winthrop University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	26%
2014-15	26%
2015-16	26%
2016-17	25%
2017-18	23%
2018-19	23%
2019-20	18%
2020-21	17%
2021-22	20%
2022-23	18%
Average	22.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.50% for full-time students and 20.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	72%	50%
2014-15	77%	-
2015-16	77%	-
2016-17	73%	-
2017-18	76%	-
2018-19	75%	33%
2019-20	70%	-
2020-21	70%	-
2021-22	68%	20%
2022-23	67%	100%
Average	72.50%	20.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Winthrop University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	13.40:1

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