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

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Graduation

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Transfer-out

-10%

Retention

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 38.10% where the last year rate was 46%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.20% (all full-time students).

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 38.10% where the current academic year rate is 46%.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 14%17%12%
2016-17 26%18%34%
2017-18 38%33%41%
2018-19 29%32%27%
2019-20 21%24%18%
2020-21 46%42%56%
2021-22 63%52%71%
2022-23 48%44%56%
2023-24 50%43%60%
2024-25 46%41%50%
Average38.10%34.60%42.50%
Western Governors University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.20% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Western Governors University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTransfer-out Rate
2015-1642%
2016-1728%
2017-1819%
2018-190%
2019-2011%
2020-210%
2021-222%
2022-230%
2023-244%
2024-256%
Average11.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.20% (all full-time students).

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

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1675%-
2016-1774%-
2017-18--
2018-19--
2019-2073%-
2020-2175%-
2021-2263%-
2022-2365%-
2023-2462%-
2024-2565%-
Average55.20%-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 41.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 42 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Western Governors University since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1641:1
2016-1741:1
2017-1841:1
2018-1941:1
2019-2042:1
2020-2142:1
2021-2242:1
2022-2342:1
2023-2442:1
2024-2542:1
Average41.60:1

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