Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at UNW - St Paul

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 66.20% where the current academic year rate is 68%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	66%	61%	69%
2016-17	63%	59%	67%
2017-18	62%	55%	66%
2018-19	63%	55%	69%
2019-20	67%	61%	72%
2020-21	68%	57%	78%
2021-22	67%	60%	74%
2022-23	70%	66%	72%
2023-24	68%	60%	74%
2024-25	68%	61%	73%
Average	66.20%	59.50%	71.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.90% for full-time students and 46.70% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UNW - St Paul 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 16.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Northwestern-St Paul since 2025.

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