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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 87.80% where the last year rate was 91%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 93.90% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at Lehigh continue to enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 87.80% where the current academic year rate is 91%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	86%	83%	90%
2014-15	87%	86%	89%
2015-16	88%	85%	92%
2016-17	89%	86%	92%
2017-18	86%	84%	88%
2018-19	87%	83%	92%
2019-20	89%	89%	89%
2020-21	88%	83%	93%
2021-22	87%	84%	90%
2022-23	91%	89%	93%
Average	87.80%	85.20%	90.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 93.90% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Lehigh 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 9.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lehigh University since 2023.

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