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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 32.20% where the last year rate was 35%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 61.50% for full-time students and 42.40% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 32.20% where the current academic year rate is 35%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	26%	24%	28%
2014-15	26%	23%	29%
2015-16	25%	24%	27%
2016-17	22%	21%	22%
2017-18	32%	31%	32%
2018-19	39%	37%	40%
2019-20	40%	35%	44%
2020-21	39%	37%	41%
2021-22	38%	33%	42%
2022-23	35%	33%	37%
Average	32.20%	29.80%	34.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 61.50% for full-time students and 42.40% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at IPFW 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 15.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Purdue University Fort Wayne since 2023.

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