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

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 85.73% where the last year rate was 89%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 95.09% for full-time students and 85.73% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at UMD keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 85.73% where the current academic year rate is 89%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	82%	79%	85%
2013-14	84%	81%	87%
2014-15	85%	83%	87%
2015-16	86%	84%	89%
2016-17	86%	84%	89%
2017-18	85%	83%	88%
2018-19	86%	84%	89%
2019-20	86%	84%	89%
2020-21	87%	85%	89%
2021-22	87%	86%	88%
2022-23	89%	87%	91%
Average	85.73%	83.64%	88.27%

University of Maryland-College Park Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 7.00% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of Maryland-College Park from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	6%
2013-14	14%
2014-15	6%
2015-16	4%
2016-17	4%
2017-18	5%
2018-19	9%
2019-20	8%
2020-21	8%
2021-22	7%
2022-23	6%
Average	7.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 95.09% for full-time students and 85.73% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	94%	100%
2013-14	95%	80%
2014-15	96%	67%
2015-16	95%	100%
2016-17	95%	100%
2017-18	96%	88%
2018-19	95%	70%
2019-20	95%	78%
2020-21	95%	92%
2021-22	95%	82%
2022-23	95%	86%
Average	95.09%	85.73%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 17.73 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 University of Maryland-College Park since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	18:1
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	18:1
Average	17.73:1

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