Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at UMass - Lowell

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 64.30% where the current academic year rate is 64%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	56%	53%	61%
2016-17	56%	52%	62%
2017-18	60%	55%	69%
2018-19	63%	59%	71%
2019-20	66%	62%	72%
2020-21	68%	64%	77%
2021-22	69%	66%	73%
2022-23	71%	68%	75%
2023-24	70%	67%	75%
2024-25	64%	59%	73%
Average	64.30%	60.50%	70.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.10% for full-time students and 51.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UMass - Lowell 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 17.30 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 University of Massachusetts-Lowell since 2025.

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