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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 53.90% where the current academic year rate is 46%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	52%	53%	52%
2016-17	54%	53%	55%
2017-18	59%	55%	60%
2018-19	58%	56%	59%
2019-20	58%	54%	58%
2020-21	52%	55%	51%
2021-22	54%	54%	55%
2022-23	50%	40%	54%
2023-24	56%	50%	60%
2024-25	46%	34%	52%
Average	53.90%	50.40%	55.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 3.40% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at William Woods University from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.80% for full-time students and 16.70% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at WWU 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 10.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at William Woods University since 2025.

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