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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 75.10% where the last year rate was 74%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.00% for full-time students and 49.00% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 75.10% where the current academic year rate is 74%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	77%	74%	78%
2014-15	78%	77%	78%
2015-16	79%	77%	80%
2016-17	75%	73%	75%
2017-18	75%	75%	75%
2018-19	74%	73%	74%
2019-20	73%	66%	78%
2020-21	72%	70%	73%
2021-22	74%	71%	76%
2022-23	74%	72%	75%
Average	75.10%	72.80%	76.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.00% for full-time students and 49.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Seattle 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 11.10 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 Seattle University since 2023.

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