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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 68.20% where the current academic year rate is 73%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	63%	58%	67%
2016-17	63%	60%	65%
2017-18	66%	63%	68%
2018-19	67%	64%	70%
2019-20	68%	65%	70%
2020-21	70%	66%	74%
2021-22	70%	65%	73%
2022-23	71%	69%	73%
2023-24	71%	65%	75%
2024-25	73%	68%	77%
Average	68.20%	64.30%	71.20%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.70% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of Rhode Island from 2024 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.40% for full-time students and 48.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at URI 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 16.80 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 Rhode Island since 2025.

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