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

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 16.09% where the last year rate was 0%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 21.91% for full-time students and 23.45% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Walden do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 16.09% where the current academic year rate is 0%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	0%	0%	0%
2013-14	0%	0%	0%
2014-15	33%	0%	33%
2015-16	0%	0%	0%
2016-17	11%	0%	15%
2017-18	100%	0%	100%
2018-19	0%	0%	0%
2019-20	33%	0%	33%
2020-21	0%	0%	0%
2021-22	0%	0%	0%
2022-23	0%	0%	0%
Average	16.09%	0.00%	16.45%

Walden University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 21.91% for full-time students and 23.45% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	100%	24%
2013-14	-	19%
2014-15	33%	21%
2015-16	-	18%
2016-17	-	19%
2017-18	-	18%
2018-19	50%	25%
2019-20	-	28%
2020-21	33%	29%
2021-22	25%	26%
2022-23	-	31%
Average	21.91%	23.45%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 18.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 21 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Walden University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	20:1
2013-14	19:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	19:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	21:1
Average	18.00:1

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