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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 37.10% where the current academic year rate is 27%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	47%	46%	48%
2016-17	31%	19%	48%
2017-18	46%	43%	49%
2018-19	45%	33%	58%
2019-20	50%	50%	51%
2020-21	36%	25%	52%
2021-22	33%	30%	39%
2022-23	28%	19%	42%
2023-24	28%	26%	31%
2024-25	27%	17%	44%
Average	37.10%	30.80%	46.20%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 3.80% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Ottawa University-Ottawa from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.10% for full-time students and 10.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Ottawa 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 13.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Ottawa University-Ottawa since 2025.

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