Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Washington Colleges

There are 72 active four-years colleges and universities in Washington - 42 public and 30 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Washington is 47%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 42% to 47%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 14 to 1 and it decreased by 2 compared to 16 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 45.18% where the current academic year rate is 47%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Washington Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	42%	42%	43%
2013-14	42%	40%	45%
2014-15	44%	42%	46%
2015-16	44%	41%	47%
2016-17	45%	44%	46%
2017-18	46%	44%	47%
2018-19	46%	44%	49%
2019-20	46%	44%	48%
2020-21	47%	45%	51%
2021-22	48%	46%	50%
2022-23	47%	46%	50%
Average	45.18%	43.45%	47.45%

Graduation Rate Changes of Washington Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 17.82% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Washington Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	18%
2013-14	19%
2014-15	19%
2015-16	17%
2016-17	19%
2017-18	20%
2018-19	16%
2019-20	19%
2020-21	16%
2021-22	16%
2022-23	17%
Average	17.82%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Washington Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 73.18% for full-time students and 54.36% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Washington Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	67%	51%
2013-14	69%	54%
2014-15	70%	46%
2015-16	71%	51%
2016-17	74%	51%
2017-18	77%	56%
2018-19	74%	59%
2019-20	77%	58%
2020-21	76%	57%
2021-22	76%	58%
2022-23	74%	57%
Average	73.18%	54.36%

Retention Rate Changes of Washington Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Washington Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	16:1
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	14.73:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Washington Colleges

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