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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 42.20% where the last year rate was 50%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.30% for full-time students and 32.50% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 42.20% where the current academic year rate is 50%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	38%	36%	40%
2014-15	36%	30%	41%
2015-16	40%	36%	43%
2016-17	38%	36%	39%
2017-18	40%	36%	43%
2018-19	42%	39%	45%
2019-20	45%	39%	50%
2020-21	46%	40%	51%
2021-22	47%	43%	51%
2022-23	50%	43%	54%
Average	42.20%	37.80%	45.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.30% for full-time students and 32.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NKU 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 18.10 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 Northern Kentucky University since 2023.

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