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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 85.50% where the current academic year rate is 87%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	83%	80%	86%
2016-17	84%	81%	87%
2017-18	83%	79%	87%
2018-19	84%	80%	88%
2019-20	85%	82%	88%
2020-21	87%	84%	89%
2021-22	87%	85%	90%
2022-23	88%	85%	89%
2023-24	87%	85%	90%
2024-25	87%	85%	89%
Average	85.50%	82.60%	88.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.10% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Ohio State University-Main Campus from 2015 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 94.00% for full-time students and 58.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at OSU 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 18.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2025.

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