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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 43.30% where the last year rate was 47%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.00% for full-time students and 43.10% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 43.30% where the current academic year rate is 47%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	41%	40%	42%
2014-15	44%	42%	45%
2015-16	41%	41%	41%
2016-17	40%	39%	41%
2017-18	41%	41%	42%
2018-19	44%	43%	45%
2019-20	43%	41%	45%
2020-21	45%	44%	46%
2021-22	47%	45%	49%
2022-23	47%	46%	49%
Average	43.30%	42.20%	44.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.00% for full-time students and 43.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UWM 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 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 2023.

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