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

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 94.64% where the last year rate was 95%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 97.18% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at Stanford 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 94.64% where the current academic year rate is 95%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	95%	94%	96%
2013-14	96%	94%	97%
2014-15	95%	92%	97%
2015-16	94%	92%	95%
2016-17	94%	93%	95%
2017-18	94%	94%	95%
2018-19	94%	93%	96%
2019-20	94%	93%	95%
2020-21	95%	94%	95%
2021-22	95%	93%	97%
2022-23	95%	93%	96%
Average	94.64%	93.18%	95.82%

Stanford University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 0.09% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Stanford University from 2019 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2019-20	1%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	0.09%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 97.18% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	98%	-
2013-14	99%	-
2014-15	98%	-
2015-16	98%	-
2016-17	98%	-
2017-18	98%	-
2018-19	99%	-
2019-20	99%	-
2020-21	86%	-
2021-22	98%	-
2022-23	98%	-
Average	97.18%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 8.18 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 5 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Stanford University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	12:1
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	5:1
2019-20	5:1
2020-21	4:1
2021-22	5:1
2022-23	5:1
Average	8.18:1

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