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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 84.10% where the current academic year rate is 80%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	88%	86%	88%
2016-17	85%	84%	86%
2017-18	86%	85%	87%
2018-19	86%	84%	88%
2019-20	86%	84%	88%
2020-21	86%	83%	87%
2021-22	82%	79%	84%
2022-23	83%	76%	89%
2023-24	79%	76%	81%
2024-25	80%	78%	82%
Average	84.10%	81.50%	86.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.30% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Oberlin 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 9.00 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 Oberlin College since 2025.

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