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

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 48.70% where the last year rate was 50%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.20% for full-time students and 43.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 48.70% where the current academic year rate is 50%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 44%44%43%
2016-17 44%40%47%
2017-18 45%42%48%
2018-19 48%43%51%
2019-20 48%43%52%
2020-21 50%44%53%
2021-22 53%47%57%
2022-23 52%47%55%
2023-24 53%50%54%
2024-25 50%44%54%
Average48.70%44.40%51.40%
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.20% for full-time students and 43.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UTC from 2015 to 2025.

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1671%45%
2016-1774%55%
2017-1873%55%
2018-1973%36%
2019-2071%35%
2020-2177%46%
2021-2273%50%
2022-2373%35%
2023-2474%35%
2024-2573%41%
Average73.20%43.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1620:1
2016-1719:1
2017-1819:1
2018-1919:1
2019-2019:1
2020-2118:1
2021-2218:1
2022-2316:1
2023-2417:1
2024-2518:1
Average18.30:1

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