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

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 71.10% where the last year rate was 75%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.90% for full-time students and 77.90% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 71.10% where the current academic year rate is 75%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 66%63%69%
2016-17 68%63%72%
2017-18 67%64%70%
2018-19 67%64%70%
2019-20 70%65%74%
2020-21 72%68%75%
2021-22 75%72%78%
2022-23 76%72%79%
2023-24 75%70%79%
2024-25 75%72%77%
Average71.10%67.30%74.30%
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.90% for full-time students and 77.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at OU from 2015 to 2025.

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1686%79%
2016-1790%81%
2017-1892%81%
2018-1990%80%
2019-2088%75%
2020-2187%77%
2021-2289%74%
2022-2388%76%
2023-2489%79%
2024-2590%77%
Average88.90%77.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.70 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 Oklahoma-Norman Campus since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1618:1
2016-1718:1
2017-1818:1
2018-1918:1
2019-2017:1
2020-2120:1
2021-2217:1
2022-2316:1
2023-2417:1
2024-2518:1
Average17.70:1

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