Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Western Illinois

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 48.40% where the current academic year rate is 45%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	53%	50%	56%
2016-17	53%	53%	54%
2017-18	50%	48%	53%
2018-19	46%	43%	50%
2019-20	50%	53%	47%
2020-21	46%	42%	49%
2021-22	50%	50%	50%
2022-23	47%	46%	48%
2023-24	44%	40%	48%
2024-25	45%	42%	47%
Average	48.40%	46.70%	50.20%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 33.40% where the current year rate is 30%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Western Illinois University from 2015 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 67.30% for full-time students and 33.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Western Illinois 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 13.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Western Illinois University since 2025.

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