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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 92.30% where the current academic year rate is 94%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at California Institute of Technology over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	91%	90%	92%
2016-17	94%	94%	93%
2017-18	89%	88%	92%
2018-19	92%	92%	92%
2019-20	93%	93%	94%
2020-21	91%	91%	92%
2021-22	92%	91%	94%
2022-23	94%	92%	96%
2023-24	93%	93%	92%
2024-25	94%	92%	96%
Average	92.30%	91.60%	93.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.50% where the current year rate is 3%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at California Institute of Technology from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 97.50% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Caltech from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 3.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 3 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at California Institute of Technology since 2025.

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