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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 96.90% where the last year rate was 97%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.30% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at Yale 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 96.90% where the current academic year rate is 97%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	98%	97%	99%
2014-15	96%	95%	98%
2015-16	97%	96%	98%
2016-17	98%	97%	99%
2017-18	97%	97%	98%
2018-19	97%	96%	97%
2019-20	97%	96%	97%
2020-21	96%	95%	97%
2021-22	96%	96%	97%
2022-23	97%	97%	97%
Average	96.90%	96.20%	97.70%

Yale University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.30% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	99%	-
2014-15	98%	-
2015-16	99%	-
2016-17	99%	-
2017-18	99%	-
2018-19	99%	-
2019-20	99%	-
2020-21	65%	-
2021-22	98%	-
2022-23	98%	-
Average	95.30%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 5.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 6 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Yale University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	6:1
2014-15	6:1
2015-16	6:1
2016-17	6:1
2017-18	6:1
2018-19	6:1
2019-20	6:1
2020-21	4:1
2021-22	6:1
2022-23	6:1
Average	5.80:1

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