How U of the People's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 8 years is 16.57% where the current academic year rate is 27%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University of the People over the past 8 years (2016-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2016-17	4%	4%	3%
2017-18	13%	13%	13%
2018-19	17%	19%	12%
2019-20	9%	8%	10%
2020-21	23%	25%	16%
2021-22	23%	21%	27%
2022-23	27%	28%	25%
Average	16.57%	16.86%	15.14%

University of the People Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 8 years is 0.71% where the current year rate is 2%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of the People from 2020 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2020-21	1%
2021-22	2%
2022-23	2%
Average	0.71%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 8 years is 59.86% for full-time students and 68.86% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at U of the People from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2016-17	69%	75%
2017-18	86%	86%
2018-19	-	57%
2019-20	63%	74%
2020-21	61%	83%
2021-22	66%	57%
2022-23	74%	50%
Average	59.86%	68.86%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 8 years is 16.57 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 23 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of the People since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	20:1
2022-23	23:1
Average	16.57:1

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at U of the People

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes