How West Virginia's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 58.91% where the current academic year rate is 62%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	57%	53%	61%
2013-14	57%	53%	63%
2014-15	57%	53%	62%
2015-16	57%	53%	63%
2016-17	57%	54%	61%
2017-18	57%	53%	62%
2018-19	60%	55%	64%
2019-20	60%	58%	63%
2020-21	61%	57%	67%
2021-22	63%	60%	68%
2022-23	62%	57%	66%
Average	58.91%	55.09%	63.64%

West Virginia University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 27.00% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at West Virginia University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	29%
2013-14	28%
2014-15	29%
2015-16	28%
2016-17	29%
2017-18	31%
2018-19	28%
2019-20	26%
2020-21	24%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	23%
Average	27.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 78.73% for full-time students and 32.36% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	77%	39%
2013-14	77%	55%
2014-15	77%	17%
2015-16	79%	56%
2016-17	79%	42%
2017-18	80%	38%
2018-19	76%	27%
2019-20	79%	33%
2020-21	82%	11%
2021-22	81%	20%
2022-23	79%	18%
Average	78.73%	32.36%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 19.64 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at West Virginia University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	22:1
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	21:1
2015-16	20:1
2016-17	19:1
2017-18	20:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	20:1
2020-21	21:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	19.64:1

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at West Virginia

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes