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

There are 106 active four-years colleges and universities in Illinois - 12 public and 94 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Illinois is 56%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 56% to 56%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 12 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 13 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 55.45% where the current academic year rate is 56%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Illinois Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	56%	52%	60%
2013-14	56%	53%	59%
2014-15	56%	53%	58%
2015-16	55%	51%	60%
2016-17	54%	52%	57%
2017-18	56%	52%	60%
2018-19	54%	52%	58%
2019-20	54%	52%	59%
2020-21	57%	52%	61%
2021-22	56%	53%	61%
2022-23	56%	53%	60%
Average	55.45%	52.27%	59.36%

Graduation Rate Changes of Illinois Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 30.45% where the current year rate is 27%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Illinois Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	30%
2013-14	31%
2014-15	34%
2015-16	32%
2016-17	31%
2017-18	30%
2018-19	33%
2019-20	28%
2020-21	30%
2021-22	29%
2022-23	27%
Average	30.45%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Illinois Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 73.64% for full-time students and 51.73% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Illinois Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	73%	54%
2013-14	72%	59%
2014-15	73%	59%
2015-16	74%	54%
2016-17	74%	52%
2017-18	74%	53%
2018-19	76%	49%
2019-20	74%	53%
2020-21	74%	46%
2021-22	73%	42%
2022-23	73%	48%
Average	73.64%	51.73%

Retention Rate Changes of Illinois Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.27 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Illinois Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	13:1
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	12.27:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Illinois Colleges

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