Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Youngstown State

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 41.60% where the current academic year rate is 50%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	30%	29%	31%
2016-17	30%	29%	32%
2017-18	34%	32%	37%
2018-19	37%	36%	37%
2019-20	41%	36%	45%
2020-21	47%	44%	50%
2021-22	47%	44%	49%
2022-23	48%	45%	51%
2023-24	52%	50%	55%
2024-25	50%	47%	52%
Average	41.60%	39.20%	43.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 9.20% where the current year rate is 18%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Youngstown State University from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 75.80% for full-time students and 43.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Youngstown State 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 17.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Youngstown State University since 2025.

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