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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 82.90% where the current academic year rate is 85%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	82%	78%	85%
2016-17	81%	78%	85%
2017-18	82%	80%	85%
2018-19	83%	79%	85%
2019-20	82%	79%	85%
2020-21	83%	81%	85%
2021-22	84%	80%	87%
2022-23	83%	80%	86%
2023-24	84%	81%	86%
2024-25	85%	82%	87%
Average	82.90%	79.80%	85.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.00% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus from 2018 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.60% for full-time students and 59.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Pitt 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 13.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus since 2025.

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