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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 71.10% where the current academic year rate is 75%.

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

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	66%	63%	69%
2016-17	68%	63%	72%
2017-18	67%	64%	70%
2018-19	67%	64%	70%
2019-20	70%	65%	74%
2020-21	72%	68%	75%
2021-22	75%	72%	78%
2022-23	76%	72%	79%
2023-24	75%	70%	79%
2024-25	75%	72%	77%
Average	71.10%	67.30%	74.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.90% for full-time students and 77.90% for part-time students.

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

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart

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 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus since 2025.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart