Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at The U

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Students to Faculty Ratio

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 66.10% where the last year rate was 65%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 87.90% for full-time students and 60.40% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 66.10% where the current academic year rate is 65%.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 64%61%66%
2016-17 65%65%65%
2017-18 67%67%68%
2018-19 70%74%66%
2019-20 69%68%70%
2020-21 67%63%70%
2021-22 67%64%69%
2022-23 64%61%67%
2023-24 63%61%66%
2024-25 65%61%68%
Average66.10%64.50%67.50%
University of Utah Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 87.90% for full-time students and 60.40% for part-time students.

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

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1689%64%
2016-1790%63%
2017-1890%63%
2018-1989%55%
2019-2089%63%
2020-2189%56%
2021-2287%59%
2022-2385%55%
2023-2485%62%
2024-2586%64%
Average87.90%60.40%

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 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Utah since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1616:1
2016-1716:1
2017-1816:1
2018-1917:1
2019-2017:1
2020-2117:1
2021-2218:1
2022-2318:1
2023-2418:1
2024-2519:1
Average17.20:1

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