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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 86.80% where the current academic year rate is 86%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	87%	85%	89%
2016-17	87%	84%	90%
2017-18	85%	82%	86%
2018-19	86%	84%	87%
2019-20	87%	85%	89%
2020-21	87%	85%	89%
2021-22	89%	87%	91%
2022-23	87%	85%	89%
2023-24	87%	86%	88%
2024-25	86%	83%	87%
Average	86.80%	84.60%	88.50%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.30% where the current year rate is 3%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of California-San Diego from 2024 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 94.10% for full-time students and 70.40% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UCSD 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 19.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of California-San Diego since 2025.

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