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

There are 76 active four-years colleges and universities in Michigan - 21 public and 55 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Michigan is 56%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 47% to 56%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 13 to 1 and it decreased by 2 compared to 15 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 50.00% where the current academic year rate is 56%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Michigan Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	47%	45%	48%
2013-14	46%	43%	50%
2014-15	47%	44%	50%
2015-16	48%	45%	51%
2016-17	49%	47%	52%
2017-18	49%	47%	53%
2018-19	51%	47%	54%
2019-20	52%	48%	56%
2020-21	52%	49%	55%
2021-22	53%	49%	58%
2022-23	56%	52%	59%
Average	50.00%	46.91%	53.27%

Graduation Rate Changes of Michigan Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 24.09% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Michigan Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	26%
2013-14	26%
2014-15	25%
2015-16	26%
2016-17	23%
2017-18	22%
2018-19	25%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	23%
2021-22	24%
2022-23	22%
Average	24.09%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Michigan Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 75.73% for full-time students and 54.45% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Michigan Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	72%	51%
2013-14	73%	49%
2014-15	75%	54%
2015-16	76%	55%
2016-17	77%	55%
2017-18	76%	59%
2018-19	77%	55%
2019-20	77%	58%
2020-21	78%	57%
2021-22	75%	54%
2022-23	77%	52%
Average	75.73%	54.45%

Retention Rate Changes of Michigan Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.64 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 Michigan Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	15:1
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	13.64:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Michigan Colleges

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