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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 86.70% where the last year rate was 87%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 94.20% for full-time students and 73.70% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at UCSD continue to enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 86.70% where the current academic year rate is 87%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	86%	83%	88%
2014-15	86%	84%	88%
2015-16	87%	85%	89%
2016-17	87%	84%	90%
2017-18	85%	82%	86%
2018-19	86%	84%	87%
2019-20	87%	85%	89%
2020-21	87%	85%	89%
2021-22	89%	87%	91%
2022-23	87%	85%	89%
Average	86.70%	84.40%	88.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 94.20% for full-time students and 73.70% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UCSD 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 19.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of California-San Diego since 2023.

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