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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 68.50% where the last year rate was 65%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.10% for full-time students and 60.80% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 68.50% where the current academic year rate is 65%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	69%	67%	71%
2014-15	72%	68%	74%
2015-16	71%	69%	73%
2016-17	69%	67%	71%
2017-18	69%	65%	72%
2018-19	68%	64%	72%
2019-20	68%	64%	70%
2020-21	67%	64%	69%
2021-22	67%	64%	69%
2022-23	65%	61%	68%
Average	68.50%	65.30%	70.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.10% for full-time students and 60.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Western Washington 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 18.30 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 Western Washington University since 2023.

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