Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at UC Berkeley

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 91.73% where the last year rate was 94%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 96.36% for full-time students and 80.55% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at UC Berkeley 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 91.73% where the current academic year rate is 94%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	91%	89%	92%
2013-14	91%	89%	93%
2014-15	91%	88%	93%
2015-16	92%	90%	93%
2016-17	92%	90%	93%
2017-18	91%	89%	93%
2018-19	91%	90%	93%
2019-20	92%	91%	93%
2020-21	92%	90%	93%
2021-22	92%	91%	93%
2022-23	94%	92%	95%
Average	91.73%	89.91%	93.09%

University of California-Berkeley Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 96.36% for full-time students and 80.55% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	96%	68%
2013-14	96%	83%
2014-15	96%	76%
2015-16	96%	91%
2016-17	97%	83%
2017-18	97%	89%
2018-19	97%	74%
2019-20	97%	72%
2020-21	96%	94%
2021-22	96%	71%
2022-23	96%	85%
Average	96.36%	80.55%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 18.27 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of California-Berkeley since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	17:1
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	20:1
2019-20	19:1
2020-21	19:1
2021-22	20:1
2022-23	19:1
Average	18.27:1

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