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

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 84.45% where the last year rate was 88%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 93.64% for full-time students and 62.64% for part-time students.

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

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 84.45% where the current academic year rate is 88%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	82%	81%	84%
2013-14	83%	82%	85%
2014-15	83%	82%	85%
2015-16	83%	80%	86%
2016-17	84%	81%	87%
2017-18	83%	79%	87%
2018-19	84%	80%	88%
2019-20	85%	82%	88%
2020-21	87%	84%	89%
2021-22	87%	85%	90%
2022-23	88%	85%	89%
Average	84.45%	81.91%	87.09%

Ohio State University-Main Campus Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 7.00% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Ohio State University-Main Campus from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2014-15	10%
2015-16	9%
2016-17	9%
2017-18	10%
2018-19	10%
2019-20	8%
2020-21	7%
2021-22	7%
2022-23	7%
Average	7.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 93.64% for full-time students and 62.64% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	92%	53%
2013-14	92%	82%
2014-15	94%	44%
2015-16	94%	67%
2016-17	94%	56%
2017-18	94%	71%
2018-19	95%	71%
2019-20	94%	67%
2020-21	94%	63%
2021-22	94%	63%
2022-23	93%	52%
Average	93.64%	62.64%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 18.64 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 Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	19:1
2013-14	19:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	19:1
2016-17	19:1
2017-18	19:1
2018-19	19:1
2019-20	19:1
2020-21	19:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	18.64:1

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