Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at U of Wisconsin-Madison

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 86.40% where the last year rate was 89%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.00% for full-time students and 79.80% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at U of Wisconsin-Madison continue to enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 86.40% where the current academic year rate is 89%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	83%	81%	84%
2014-15	84%	82%	85%
2015-16	85%	83%	87%
2016-17	85%	82%	87%
2017-18	87%	85%	89%
2018-19	87%	85%	89%
2019-20	87%	85%	89%
2020-21	88%	85%	90%
2021-22	89%	87%	91%
2022-23	89%	87%	90%
Average	86.40%	84.20%	88.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.00% for full-time students and 79.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at U of Wisconsin-Madison 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 17.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2023.

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