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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 81.60% where the current academic year rate is 78%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	80%	76%	83%
2016-17	80%	77%	83%
2017-18	86%	83%	89%
2018-19	85%	80%	88%
2019-20	82%	80%	83%
2020-21	80%	74%	85%
2021-22	81%	79%	83%
2022-23	84%	82%	86%
2023-24	80%	73%	84%
2024-25	78%	73%	83%
Average	81.60%	77.70%	84.70%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.90% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Denison University from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.60% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Denison 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 9.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Denison University since 2025.

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