The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 64.50% where the last year rate was 69%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.00% for full-time students and 48.20% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 64.50% where the current academic year rate is 69%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Howard University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 61% | 51% | 65% |
| 2016-17 | 61% | 55% | 64% |
| 2017-18 | 63% | 60% | 65% |
| 2018-19 | 62% | 56% | 65% |
| 2019-20 | 64% | 61% | 66% |
| 2020-21 | 64% | 57% | 66% |
| 2021-22 | 63% | 60% | 65% |
| 2022-23 | 70% | 62% | 73% |
| 2023-24 | 68% | 62% | 71% |
| 2024-25 | 69% | 58% | 74% |
| Average | 64.50% | 58.20% | 67.40% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 18.60% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Howard University from 2016 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 15% |
| 2017-18 | 15% |
| 2018-19 | 26% |
| 2019-20 | 23% |
| 2020-21 | 24% |
| 2021-22 | 23% |
| 2022-23 | 19% |
| 2023-24 | 22% |
| 2024-25 | 19% |
| Average | 18.60% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.00% for full-time students and 48.20% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at HU from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 89% | 58% |
| 2016-17 | 86% | 18% |
| 2017-18 | 94% | 100% |
| 2018-19 | 85% | - |
| 2019-20 | 86% | 67% |
| 2020-21 | 90% | 20% |
| 2021-22 | 91% | 100% |
| 2022-23 | 88% | 40% |
| 2023-24 | 90% | 50% |
| 2024-25 | 91% | 29% |
| Average | 89.00% | 48.20% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Howard University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 11:1 |
| 2016-17 | 8:1 |
| 2017-18 | 8:1 |
| 2018-19 | 10:1 |
| 2019-20 | 10:1 |
| 2020-21 | 12:1 |
| 2021-22 | 13:1 |
| 2022-23 | 14:1 |
| 2023-24 | 11:1 |
| 2024-25 | 13:1 |
| Average | 11.00:1 |
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