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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 71.20% where the last year rate was 69%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.70% for full-time students and 25.00% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 71.20% where the current academic year rate is 69%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	70%	69%	72%
2014-15	71%	69%	73%
2015-16	73%	71%	74%
2016-17	73%	69%	75%
2017-18	71%	67%	73%
2018-19	72%	71%	73%
2019-20	73%	73%	74%
2020-21	71%	70%	71%
2021-22	69%	68%	70%
2022-23	69%	66%	71%
Average	71.20%	69.30%	72.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 10.60% where the current year rate is 18%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at DePaul University from 2017 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.70% for full-time students and 25.00% for part-time students.

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

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at DePaul University since 2023.

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