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

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Students to Faculty Ratio

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 44.80% where the last year rate was 50%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.10% for full-time students and 47.20% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 44.80% where the current academic year rate is 50%.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 40%37%44%
2016-17 41%37%43%
2017-18 42%38%44%
2018-19 43%37%47%
2019-20 44%39%48%
2020-21 44%39%47%
2021-22 47%42%50%
2022-23 47%42%50%
2023-24 50%44%53%
2024-25 50%45%53%
Average44.80%40.00%47.90%
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.10% for full-time students and 47.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UNLV from 2015 to 2025.

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1674%51%
2016-1777%46%
2017-1874%48%
2018-1976%54%
2019-2079%57%
2020-2180%34%
2021-2277%39%
2022-2377%46%
2023-2478%44%
2024-2579%53%
Average77.10%47.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 19.50 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 Nevada-Las Vegas since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1622:1
2016-1721:1
2017-1821:1
2018-1920:1
2019-2020:1
2020-2118:1
2021-2218:1
2022-2318:1
2023-2418:1
2024-2519:1
Average19.50:1

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