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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 85.10% where the current academic year rate is 83%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	90%	90%	91%
2016-17	88%	85%	89%
2017-18	83%	82%	84%
2018-19	84%	75%	89%
2019-20	84%	81%	87%
2020-21	83%	79%	86%
2021-22	88%	84%	91%
2022-23	85%	84%	86%
2023-24	83%	84%	82%
2024-25	83%	84%	82%
Average	85.10%	82.80%	86.70%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.80% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Pitzer College from 2024 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 91.70% for full-time students and 8.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at PZ 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 10.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Pitzer College since 2025.

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