Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at KU
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 63.64% where the last year rate was 67%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 82.64% for full-time students and 65.82% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 63.64% where the current academic year rate is 67%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University of Kansas over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
64%
61%
67%
2013-14
62%
59%
64%
2014-15
60%
57%
63%
2015-16
61%
58%
65%
2016-17
63%
61%
66%
2017-18
63%
60%
66%
2018-19
65%
63%
67%
2019-20
66%
64%
67%
2020-21
63%
59%
66%
2021-22
66%
65%
66%
2022-23
67%
65%
68%
Average
63.64%
61.09%
65.91%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 27.82% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of Kansas from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
29%
2013-14
32%
2014-15
33%
2015-16
31%
2016-17
30%
2017-18
28%
2018-19
26%
2019-20
24%
2020-21
26%
2021-22
24%
2022-23
23%
Average
27.82%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 82.64% for full-time students and 65.82% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at KU from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
79%
76%
2013-14
80%
76%
2014-15
80%
72%
2015-16
80%
66%
2016-17
81%
72%
2017-18
83%
74%
2018-19
84%
58%
2019-20
86%
64%
2020-21
86%
52%
2021-22
85%
56%
2022-23
85%
58%
Average
82.64%
65.82%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 17.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Kansas since 2023.