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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 55.90% where the current academic year rate is 61%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	52%	47%	55%
2016-17	53%	48%	57%
2017-18	55%	50%	59%
2018-19	52%	47%	56%
2019-20	56%	50%	60%
2020-21	56%	53%	59%
2021-22	59%	51%	63%
2022-23	59%	52%	62%
2023-24	56%	50%	60%
2024-25	61%	56%	63%
Average	55.90%	50.40%	59.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 75.10% for full-time students and 44.70% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NAU 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 19.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northern Arizona University since 2025.

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