Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at DU
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 76.45% where the last year rate was 77%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 86.18% for full-time students and 36.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 76.45% where the current academic year rate is 77%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University of Denver over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
76%
72%
80%
2013-14
78%
77%
78%
2014-15
76%
76%
77%
2015-16
77%
76%
77%
2016-17
79%
75%
83%
2017-18
75%
71%
79%
2018-19
77%
73%
81%
2019-20
76%
72%
80%
2020-21
75%
72%
77%
2021-22
75%
70%
79%
2022-23
77%
73%
80%
Average
76.45%
73.36%
79.18%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 86.18% for full-time students and 36.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DU from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
86%
-
2013-14
87%
-
2014-15
86%
-
2015-16
86%
-
2016-17
87%
50%
2017-18
87%
45%
2018-19
88%
38%
2019-20
85%
69%
2020-21
84%
64%
2021-22
84%
63%
2022-23
88%
67%
Average
86.18%
36.00%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 10.82 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Denver since 2023.