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

There are 38 active four-years colleges and universities in Maryland - 14 public and 24 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Maryland is 61%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 57% to 61%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 13 to 1 and it decreased by 0 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 57.64% where the current academic year rate is 61%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Maryland Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	57%	54%	60%
2013-14	57%	53%	59%
2014-15	57%	55%	58%
2015-16	59%	56%	62%
2016-17	57%	54%	62%
2017-18	57%	54%	61%
2018-19	56%	54%	61%
2019-20	57%	55%	62%
2020-21	58%	54%	63%
2021-22	58%	55%	64%
2022-23	61%	55%	65%
Average	57.64%	54.45%	61.55%

Graduation Rate Changes of Maryland Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 23.91% where the current year rate is 25%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Maryland Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	20%
2013-14	22%
2014-15	21%
2015-16	21%
2016-17	27%
2017-18	25%
2018-19	25%
2019-20	27%
2020-21	25%
2021-22	25%
2022-23	25%
Average	23.91%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Maryland Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 77.64% for full-time students and 61.00% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Maryland Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	77%	64%
2013-14	79%	65%
2014-15	77%	54%
2015-16	77%	65%
2016-17	77%	56%
2017-18	79%	66%
2018-19	79%	62%
2019-20	78%	61%
2020-21	79%	59%
2021-22	76%	63%
2022-23	76%	56%
Average	77.64%	61.00%

Retention Rate Changes of Maryland 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 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Maryland Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	13:1
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	12.64:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Maryland Colleges

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