Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Washington State

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 62.30% where the last year rate was 62%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.80% for full-time students and 52.90% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 62.30% where the current academic year rate is 62%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	65%	61%	70%
2014-15	67%	63%	71%
2015-16	64%	62%	66%
2016-17	67%	63%	70%
2017-18	62%	59%	65%
2018-19	59%	55%	62%
2019-20	60%	56%	63%
2020-21	58%	53%	63%
2021-22	59%	54%	63%
2022-23	62%	59%	64%
Average	62.30%	58.50%	65.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.80% for full-time students and 52.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Washington State 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 15.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Washington State University since 2023.

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