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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 46.30% where the current academic year rate is 75%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	64%	100%	60%
2016-17	50%	0%	57%
2017-18	23%	0%	38%
2018-19	67%	50%	75%
2019-20	0%	0%	0%
2020-21	63%	50%	66%
2021-22	57%	50%	58%
2022-23	22%	0%	25%
2023-24	42%	0%	50%
2024-25	75%	0%	85%
Average	46.30%	25.00%	51.40%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 5.40% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 42.70% for full-time students and 31.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UPMC 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 6.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing since 2025.

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