Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Northern Illinois

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 48.70% where the last year rate was 53%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.00% for full-time students and 46.60% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 48.70% where the current academic year rate is 53%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	51%	50%	52%
2014-15	50%	47%	52%
2015-16	50%	49%	52%
2016-17	47%	43%	50%
2017-18	45%	42%	48%
2018-19	46%	44%	47%
2019-20	48%	45%	51%
2020-21	47%	44%	51%
2021-22	50%	48%	53%
2022-23	53%	48%	57%
Average	48.70%	46.00%	51.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.00% for full-time students and 46.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Northern Illinois 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 14.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northern Illinois University since 2023.

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