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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 69.40% where the last year rate was 76%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 87.90% for full-time students and 75.40% 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 76%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	66%	60%	72%
2014-15	67%	64%	70%
2015-16	66%	63%	69%
2016-17	68%	63%	72%
2017-18	67%	64%	70%
2018-19	67%	64%	70%
2019-20	70%	65%	74%
2020-21	72%	68%	75%
2021-22	75%	72%	78%
2022-23	76%	72%	79%
Average	69.40%	65.50%	72.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 87.90% for full-time students and 75.40% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at OU 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 17.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus since 2023.

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