Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Penn State World Campus

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 22.50% where the current academic year rate is 34%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	40%	17%	75%
2016-17	25%	29%	23%
2017-18	28%	42%	16%
2018-19	29%	35%	25%
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	36%	39%	34%
2023-24	33%	36%	31%
2024-25	34%	38%	31%
Average	22.50%	23.60%	23.50%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.20% where the current year rate is 1%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus from 2023 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 43.50% for full-time students and 37.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Penn State World Campus 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 10.10 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 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus since 2025.

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