Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Arizona Colleges

There are 49 active four-years colleges and universities in Arizona - 18 public and 31 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Arizona is 48%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 44% to 48%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 21 to 1 and it increased by 2 compared to 19 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 42.91% where the current academic year rate is 48%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Arizona Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	44%	43%	44%
2013-14	41%	40%	43%
2014-15	41%	37%	43%
2015-16	41%	36%	43%
2016-17	43%	37%	47%
2017-18	38%	39%	39%
2018-19	41%	38%	45%
2019-20	43%	43%	45%
2020-21	46%	44%	47%
2021-22	46%	41%	49%
2022-23	48%	45%	52%
Average	42.91%	40.27%	45.18%

Graduation Rate Changes of Arizona Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 24.00% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Arizona Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	33%
2013-14	25%
2014-15	21%
2015-16	21%
2016-17	24%
2017-18	22%
2018-19	23%
2019-20	32%
2020-21	22%
2021-22	17%
2022-23	24%
Average	24.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Arizona Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 65.09% for full-time students and 47.00% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Arizona Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	65%	48%
2013-14	68%	43%
2014-15	66%	46%
2015-16	63%	42%
2016-17	63%	41%
2017-18	65%	54%
2018-19	65%	52%
2019-20	66%	42%
2020-21	66%	51%
2021-22	59%	48%
2022-23	70%	50%
Average	65.09%	47.00%

Retention Rate Changes of Arizona Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 19.36 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 21 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Arizona Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	19:1
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	19:1
2015-16	19:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	19:1
2018-19	20:1
2019-20	20:1
2020-21	20:1
2021-22	20:1
2022-23	21:1
Average	19.36:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Arizona Colleges

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