Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Washington State

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 61.20% where the current academic year rate is 60%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	64%	62%	66%
2016-17	67%	63%	70%
2017-18	62%	59%	65%
2018-19	59%	55%	62%
2019-20	60%	56%	63%
2020-21	58%	53%	63%
2021-22	59%	54%	63%
2022-23	62%	59%	64%
2023-24	61%	58%	64%
2024-25	60%	57%	63%
Average	61.20%	57.60%	64.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.70% for full-time students and 50.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Washington State 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 15.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Washington State University since 2025.

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