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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 76.50% where the last year rate was 77%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.20% for full-time students and 39.60% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 76.50% where the current academic year rate is 77%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	78%	77%	78%
2014-15	76%	76%	77%
2015-16	77%	76%	77%
2016-17	79%	75%	83%
2017-18	75%	71%	79%
2018-19	77%	73%	81%
2019-20	76%	72%	80%
2020-21	75%	72%	77%
2021-22	75%	70%	79%
2022-23	77%	73%	80%
Average	76.50%	73.50%	79.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.20% for full-time students and 39.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DU 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 10.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Denver since 2023.

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