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Student Success

Student Success

Our University strives to enhance the opportunity of our students to enjoy success through empowerment, as a result of their education. We take great pride in the following key indicators of student satisfaction and success, to determine, in part, how well we are achieving our mission.

Student Right-to-Know Act

Official performance data for WU students who entered as full‐time, first‐time freshmen and graduated within 150% of the length of their program. (For example, associate degree‐seeking freshmen, this 150% measure describes students graduating from a two‐year program within three years.)

Graduation/Completion Data from IPEDS

Reference: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/


Student Satisfaction

Our students during the period of January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, were surveyed with the following question:

  • All in all, were you satisfied with your studies with us?

The overall satisfaction rate is 92%.


Graduation Rate

The 150% graduation rates for cohorts that reached their 150% in 2025 are as follows:

  • Undergraduate degrees – 57.1% (+8.1% compared to previous cohort)
  • Graduate degrees – 55.7% (+0.6% compared to the previous cohort)


Retention Rate

The 12-month retention rates of new students that started in 2024 and continued in 2025 are as follows:

  • 75.7% – All programs

The retention rates for cohort 2023 are as follows:

  • Undergraduate degrees – 72%
  • Graduate degrees – 77%