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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 86.20% where the current academic year rate is 80%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	87%	87%	87%
2016-17	88%	85%	89%
2017-18	88%	88%	88%
2018-19	87%	85%	89%
2019-20	89%	90%	89%
2020-21	85%	85%	86%
2021-22	88%	85%	91%
2022-23	90%	89%	91%
2023-24	80%	80%	81%
2024-25	80%	76%	83%
Average	86.20%	85.00%	87.40%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 6.90% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Whitman College from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.50% for full-time students and 9.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Whitman 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 9.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Whitman College since 2025.

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