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

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 86.18% where the current academic year rate is 91%.

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

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 1.64% where the current year rate is 3%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northeastern University from 2019 to 2023.

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 96.91% (all full-time students).

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

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.09 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northeastern University since 2023.