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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 69.90% where the current academic year rate is 74%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	62%	59%	65%
2016-17	68%	65%	72%
2017-18	69%	67%	71%
2018-19	68%	65%	71%
2019-20	71%	69%	73%
2020-21	72%	70%	75%
2021-22	72%	70%	75%
2022-23	72%	68%	75%
2023-24	71%	68%	75%
2024-25	74%	71%	79%
Average	69.90%	67.20%	73.10%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 10.40% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.80% for full-time students and 55.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UC 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 17.70 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 Cincinnati-Main Campus since 2025.

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