Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Purdue Northwest

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 9 years is 39.88% where the current academic year rate is 42%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Purdue University Northwest over the past 8 years (2017-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2017-18	34%	31%	38%
2018-19	37%	34%	40%
2019-20	37%	37%	38%
2020-21	41%	42%	41%
2021-22	40%	39%	40%
2022-23	44%	44%	44%
2023-24	44%	42%	45%
2024-25	42%	43%	42%
Average	39.88%	39.00%	41.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 9 years is 66.63% for full-time students and 39.63% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Purdue Northwest from 2017 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 9 years is 17.13 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Purdue University Northwest since 2025.

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