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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 65.00% where the current academic year rate is 59%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	66%	65%	67%
2016-17	64%	55%	70%
2017-18	69%	61%	76%
2018-19	66%	62%	69%
2019-20	72%	63%	77%
2020-21	63%	57%	68%
2021-22	63%	54%	70%
2022-23	65%	56%	74%
2023-24	63%	54%	70%
2024-25	59%	56%	62%
Average	65.00%	58.30%	70.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 10.70% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Whittier College from 2021 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.30% for full-time students and 22.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Whittier 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 10.50 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 Whittier College since 2025.

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