Louisiana Colleges Graduation Rate Trends

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

There are 38 active four-years colleges and universities in Louisiana - 21 public and 17 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Louisiana is 47%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 41% to 47%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 15 to 1 and it decreased by 2 compared to 17 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	41%	39%	44%
2013-14	43%	40%	44%
2014-15	43%	38%	43%
2015-16	40%	36%	44%
2016-17	43%	38%	46%
2017-18	42%	38%	45%
2018-19	44%	39%	46%
2019-20	46%	41%	49%
2020-21	45%	40%	47%
2021-22	44%	40%	47%
2022-23	47%	39%	50%
Average	43.45%	38.91%	45.91%

Year

Total

Men

Women

2012-13

41%

39%

44%

2013-14

43%

40%

44%

2014-15

43%

38%

43%

2015-16

40%

36%

44%

2016-17

43%

38%

46%

2017-18

42%

38%

45%

2018-19

44%

39%

46%

2019-20

46%

41%

49%

2020-21

45%

40%

47%

2021-22

44%

40%

47%

2022-23

47%

39%

50%

Average

43.45%

38.91%

45.91%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	27%
2013-14	28%
2014-15	24%
2015-16	23%
2016-17	28%
2017-18	28%
2018-19	28%
2019-20	28%
2020-21	27%
2021-22	28%
2022-23	29%
Average	27.09%

Year

Transfer-out Rate

2012-13

27%

2013-14

28%

2014-15

24%

2015-16

23%

2016-17

28%

2017-18

28%

2018-19

28%

2019-20

28%

2020-21

27%

2021-22

28%

2022-23

29%

Average

27.09%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	69%	46%
2013-14	68%	42%
2014-15	72%	47%
2015-16	73%	50%
2016-17	68%	48%
2017-18	69%	40%
2018-19	72%	53%
2019-20	70%	46%
2020-21	71%	40%
2021-22	69%	49%
2022-23	69%	54%
Average	70.00%	46.82%

Year

Full-time

Part-time

2012-13

69%

46%

2013-14

68%

42%

2014-15

72%

47%

2015-16

73%

50%

2016-17

68%

48%

2017-18

69%

40%

2018-19

72%

53%

2019-20

70%

46%

2020-21

71%

40%

2021-22

69%

49%

2022-23

69%

54%

Average

70.00%

46.82%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	17:1
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	15.36:1

Year

Student to Faculty Ratio

2012-13

17:1

2013-14

16:1

2014-15

15:1

2015-16

15:1

2016-17

15:1

2017-18

15:1

2018-19

15:1

2019-20

15:1

2020-21

16:1

2021-22

15:1

2022-23

15:1

Average

15.36:1

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

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