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

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 94.09% where the last year rate was 95%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 96.18% for full-time students and 70.73% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at GU keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 94.09% where the current academic year rate is 95%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Georgetown University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	93%	93%	94%
2013-14	92%	91%	93%
2014-15	95%	95%	95%
2015-16	94%	93%	95%
2016-17	94%	93%	95%
2017-18	95%	95%	94%
2018-19	94%	93%	95%
2019-20	94%	93%	96%
2020-21	94%	93%	94%
2021-22	95%	94%	95%
2022-23	95%	94%	96%
Average	94.09%	93.36%	94.73%

Georgetown University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 96.18% for full-time students and 70.73% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at GU from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	96%	100%
2013-14	96%	50%
2014-15	96%	-
2015-16	96%	100%
2016-17	96%	100%
2017-18	96%	-
2018-19	96%	100%
2019-20	97%	67%
2020-21	94%	67%
2021-22	98%	94%
2022-23	97%	100%
Average	96.18%	70.73%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 11.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Georgetown University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	11:1
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	11.00:1