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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 69.40% where the last year rate was 71%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.00% for full-time students and 5.00% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 69.40% where the current academic year rate is 71%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	70%	69%	71%
2014-15	68%	61%	72%
2015-16	68%	61%	72%
2016-17	71%	69%	72%
2017-18	70%	69%	72%
2018-19	67%	59%	72%
2019-20	69%	65%	71%
2020-21	71%	66%	73%
2021-22	69%	64%	72%
2022-23	71%	71%	72%
Average	69.40%	65.40%	71.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.00% for full-time students and 5.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at PLU 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 11.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Pacific Lutheran University since 2023.

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