Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at North Carolina Wesleyan

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 33.40% where the current academic year rate is 41%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	23%	16%	36%
2016-17	21%	15%	33%
2017-18	31%	29%	35%
2018-19	29%	28%	33%
2019-20	40%	36%	49%
2020-21	31%	26%	41%
2021-22	40%	30%	58%
2022-23	38%	34%	45%
2023-24	40%	30%	56%
2024-25	41%	37%	49%
Average	33.40%	28.10%	43.50%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 22.70% where the current year rate is 34%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at North Carolina Wesleyan University from 2018 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.00% for full-time students and 32.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at North Carolina Wesleyan 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 14.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at North Carolina Wesleyan University since 2025.

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