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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 60.70% where the current academic year rate is 68%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Concordia University-Wisconsin over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	58%	50%	64%
2016-17	56%	53%	58%
2017-18	53%	52%	54%
2018-19	59%	55%	62%
2019-20	64%	60%	66%
2020-21	60%	53%	66%
2021-22	59%	49%	65%
2022-23	66%	61%	69%
2023-24	64%	59%	68%
2024-25	68%	61%	73%
Average	60.70%	55.30%	64.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 78.20% for full-time students and 31.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CUW 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 11.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Concordia University-Wisconsin since 2025.

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