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

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 95.64% where the last year rate was 96%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 97.64% for full-time students and 91.91% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at UPenn 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 95.64% where the current academic year rate is 96%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	96%	96%	96%
2013-14	96%	95%	97%
2014-15	96%	95%	96%
2015-16	95%	94%	97%
2016-17	95%	94%	96%
2017-18	96%	95%	97%
2018-19	95%	94%	97%
2019-20	96%	94%	97%
2020-21	95%	94%	96%
2021-22	96%	94%	97%
2022-23	96%	94%	97%
Average	95.64%	94.45%	96.64%

University of Pennsylvania Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 97.64% for full-time students and 91.91% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	98%	88%
2013-14	98%	93%
2014-15	97%	93%
2015-16	98%	97%
2016-17	98%	87%
2017-18	98%	91%
2018-19	98%	89%
2019-20	98%	92%
2020-21	95%	94%
2021-22	98%	94%
2022-23	98%	93%
Average	97.64%	91.91%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 6.18 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 Pennsylvania since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	6:1
2013-14	6:1
2014-15	6:1
2015-16	6:1
2016-17	6:1
2017-18	6:1
2018-19	6:1
2019-20	6:1
2020-21	6:1
2021-22	6:1
2022-23	8:1
Average	6.18:1

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