Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at UB
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 73.55% where the last year rate was 73%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 86.45% for full-time students and 71.64% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 73.55% where the current academic year rate is 73%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University at Buffalo over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
70%
67%
74%
2013-14
72%
68%
77%
2014-15
72%
67%
77%
2015-16
74%
69%
79%
2016-17
74%
70%
80%
2017-18
75%
73%
78%
2018-19
76%
72%
80%
2019-20
75%
71%
79%
2020-21
75%
70%
80%
2021-22
73%
68%
81%
2022-23
73%
69%
79%
Average
73.55%
69.45%
78.55%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 14.73% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University at Buffalo from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
20%
2013-14
1%
2014-15
16%
2015-16
16%
2016-17
14%
2017-18
16%
2018-19
15%
2019-20
16%
2020-21
15%
2021-22
16%
2022-23
17%
Average
14.73%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 86.45% for full-time students and 71.64% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UB from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
87%
71%
2013-14
88%
81%
2014-15
88%
71%
2015-16
88%
89%
2016-17
86%
86%
2017-18
87%
81%
2018-19
87%
56%
2019-20
86%
60%
2020-21
87%
59%
2021-22
83%
67%
2022-23
84%
67%
Average
86.45%
71.64%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.27 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University at Buffalo since 2023.