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

There are 57 active four-years colleges and universities in Minnesota - 13 public and 44 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Minnesota is 63%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 60% to 63%. 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 61.18% where the current academic year rate is 63%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Minnesota Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	60%	55%	60%
2013-14	61%	59%	62%
2014-15	59%	56%	61%
2015-16	58%	57%	61%
2016-17	60%	59%	61%
2017-18	63%	58%	64%
2018-19	62%	60%	65%
2019-20	60%	56%	62%
2020-21	63%	57%	66%
2021-22	64%	60%	65%
2022-23	63%	60%	65%
Average	61.18%	57.91%	62.91%

Graduation Rate Changes of Minnesota Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 25.91% where the current year rate is 21%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Minnesota Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	27%
2013-14	29%
2014-15	27%
2015-16	27%
2016-17	28%
2017-18	27%
2018-19	28%
2019-20	27%
2020-21	23%
2021-22	21%
2022-23	21%
Average	25.91%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Minnesota Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 76.82% for full-time students and 51.91% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Minnesota Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	79%	47%
2013-14	76%	50%
2014-15	76%	52%
2015-16	77%	49%
2016-17	78%	54%
2017-18	78%	49%
2018-19	77%	43%
2019-20	77%	60%
2020-21	78%	58%
2021-22	75%	59%
2022-23	74%	50%
Average	76.82%	51.91%

Retention Rate Changes of Minnesota Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.27 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 Minnesota Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	15:1
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	14.27:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Minnesota Colleges

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