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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 62.60% where the current academic year rate is 68%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	58%	55%	60%
2016-17	60%	47%	66%
2017-18	57%	56%	58%
2018-19	57%	40%	66%
2019-20	67%	61%	71%
2020-21	65%	61%	68%
2021-22	61%	51%	66%
2022-23	65%	58%	68%
2023-24	68%	67%	69%
2024-25	68%	64%	70%
Average	62.60%	56.00%	66.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.40% for full-time students and 52.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UST 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 12.60 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 St Thomas since 2025.

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