Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Western Carolina
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 58.00% where the last year rate was 60%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 77.73% for full-time students and 62.45% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 58.00% where the current academic year rate is 60%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Western Carolina University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
48%
42%
53%
2013-14
51%
43%
58%
2014-15
58%
54%
63%
2015-16
57%
54%
60%
2016-17
57%
51%
62%
2017-18
59%
54%
63%
2018-19
62%
59%
64%
2019-20
62%
61%
63%
2020-21
63%
58%
67%
2021-22
61%
57%
64%
2022-23
60%
57%
63%
Average
58.00%
53.64%
61.82%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 25.55% where the current year rate is 28%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Western Carolina University from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
29%
2013-14
24%
2014-15
20%
2015-16
24%
2016-17
25%
2017-18
24%
2018-19
27%
2019-20
28%
2020-21
25%
2021-22
27%
2022-23
28%
Average
25.55%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 77.73% for full-time students and 62.45% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Western Carolina from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
74%
58%
2013-14
79%
75%
2014-15
78%
71%
2015-16
80%
73%
2016-17
80%
73%
2017-18
79%
58%
2018-19
80%
33%
2019-20
78%
56%
2020-21
81%
74%
2021-22
75%
48%
2022-23
71%
68%
Average
77.73%
62.45%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 16.27 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Western Carolina University since 2023.
Year
Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13
15:1
2013-14
16:1
2014-15
16:1
2015-16
16:1
2016-17
17:1
2017-18
17:1
2018-19
17:1
2019-20
17:1
2020-21
17:1
2021-22
15:1
2022-23
16:1
Average
16.27:1
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