Graduation, Transfer, and Retention Rates

Undergraduate Students

Graduation and transfer-out rates: Four-year average rates

Year Cohort Total completers within 150% Total transfer-out students
2016 578 51% 31%
2017 605 56% 29%
2018 721 52% 31%
2019 723 56% 28%
Four-Year Total 2,627 54% 29%
  • Four-year average completion or graduation rate calculation: 54% (Total completers within 150% / adjusted cohort) 
  • Four-year average transfer-out rate calculation: 29% (Total transfer-out students / adjusted cohort)

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey 2025-26

Retention rates

For the cohort of all full‐time bachelor’s degree‐seeking undergraduate students who entered WSC as freshmen in Fall 2024 (or the preceding summer term), 77% were still enrolled in Fall 2025.

Source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2025-26

Fall 2019 cohort breakdown

Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Male Students (Fall 2019: First‐Time, Full‐Time Undergraduate Students)

Race/Ethnicity

Cohort

Completers Within 150%

Transfer-Outs

Graduation Rate

Transfer-Out Rate

U.S. non-resident 7 6 0 86% 0%
Hispanic/Latino 28 10 7 36% 25%
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 0 2 0% 50%
Asian 3 3 0 100% 0%
Black or African American 12 2 6 17% 50%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0% 0%
White 221 130 53 59% 24%
Two or more races 11 5 1 45% 9%
Race/Ethnicity unknown 1 0 0 0% 0%
Total Males 287 156 69 54% 24%

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey 2025-26

Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Female Students (Fall 2019 Cohort: First‐Time, Full‐Time Undergraduate Students)

Race/Ethnicity

Cohort

Completers Within 150%

Transfer-Outs

Graduation Rate

Transfer-Out Rate

U.S. non-resident 16 13 1 81% 6%
Hispanic/Latino 44 20 15 45% 34%
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1 1 25% 25%
Asian 4 4 0 100% 0%
Black or African American 14 2 9 14% 64%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0% 0%
White 340 206 103 61% 30%
Two or more races 12 4 3 33% 25%
Race/Ethnicity unknown 2 2 0 100% 0%
Total Females 436 252 132 58% 30%

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey 2025-26

Grand Total of Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates (Fall 2019 Cohort: First‐Time, Full‐Time Undergraduate Students)

 

Cohort

Completers Within 150%

Transfer-Outs

Graduation Rate

Transfer-Out Rate

Grand Total 723 408 201 56% 28%

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey 2025-26

Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students by Financial Aid Received (Fall 2019 Cohort)

Type of Aid

Cohort

Completers Within 150%

Transfer-Outs

Graduation Rate

Transfer-Out Rate

Received Pell Grant 292 127 95 43% 33%
Received Subsidized Stafford Loan (No Pell) 117 64 31 55% 26%
Did not receive Pell or Subsidized Stafford Loan 314 217 75 69% 24%
Grand Totals 723 408 201 56% 28%

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey 2025-26, IPEDS Financial Aid 2020-21, and internal financial aid records

Institutional Data and Research

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Address: Hahn Administration, 204B

Telephone: 402-375-7466