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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 19.60% where the current academic year rate is 16%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6%	3%	8%
2016-17	16%	9%	29%
2017-18	23%	15%	31%
2018-19	18%	19%	18%
2019-20	31%	19%	42%
2020-21	25%	24%	30%
2021-22	9%	8%	10%
2022-23	26%	18%	38%
2023-24	26%	24%	28%
2024-25	16%	10%	33%
Average	19.60%	14.90%	26.70%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 18.80% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of the Southwest from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 60.50% for full-time students and 58.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at USW 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 17.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 21 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of the Southwest since 2025.

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