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

There are 36 active four-years colleges and universities in Kansas - 8 public and 28 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Kansas is 45%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 45% to 45%. 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 45.36% where the current academic year rate is 45%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Kansas Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	45%	40%	53%
2013-14	47%	40%	54%
2014-15	45%	41%	50%
2015-16	44%	40%	49%
2016-17	41%	37%	49%
2017-18	46%	40%	51%
2018-19	48%	42%	53%
2019-20	46%	42%	50%
2020-21	45%	38%	52%
2021-22	47%	41%	54%
2022-23	45%	39%	52%
Average	45.36%	40.00%	51.55%

Graduation Rate Changes of Kansas Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 32.00% where the current year rate is 33%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Kansas Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	29%
2013-14	39%
2014-15	31%
2015-16	34%
2016-17	32%
2017-18	31%
2018-19	31%
2019-20	31%
2020-21	36%
2021-22	25%
2022-23	33%
Average	32.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Kansas Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 66.00% for full-time students and 48.91% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Kansas Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	65%	52%
2013-14	67%	46%
2014-15	64%	42%
2015-16	66%	47%
2016-17	68%	54%
2017-18	64%	43%
2018-19	66%	50%
2019-20	67%	52%
2020-21	68%	43%
2021-22	64%	52%
2022-23	67%	57%
Average	66.00%	48.91%

Retention Rate Changes of Kansas Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.64 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 Kansas 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	13:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	12.64:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Kansas Colleges

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