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

There are 31 active four-years colleges and universities in Oregon - 9 public and 22 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Oregon is 58%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 58% to 58%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 12 to 1 and it decreased by 3 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 56.64% where the current academic year rate is 58%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Oregon Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	58%	57%	58%
2013-14	57%	52%	59%
2014-15	57%	56%	57%
2015-16	58%	55%	59%
2016-17	56%	52%	59%
2017-18	54%	51%	57%
2018-19	56%	56%	58%
2019-20	56%	55%	60%
2020-21	55%	55%	57%
2021-22	58%	53%	62%
2022-23	58%	54%	62%
Average	56.64%	54.18%	58.91%

Graduation Rate Changes of Oregon Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 21.91% where the current year rate is 25%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Oregon Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	12%
2013-14	21%
2014-15	15%
2015-16	23%
2016-17	27%
2017-18	27%
2018-19	24%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	22%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	25%
Average	21.91%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Oregon Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 75.91% for full-time students and 55.00% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Oregon Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	75%	38%
2013-14	75%	54%
2014-15	79%	45%
2015-16	76%	64%
2016-17	77%	68%
2017-18	77%	52%
2018-19	74%	56%
2019-20	78%	58%
2020-21	74%	55%
2021-22	74%	65%
2022-23	76%	50%
Average	75.91%	55.00%

Retention Rate Changes of Oregon Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.00 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 Oregon Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	15:1
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	13.00:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Oregon Colleges

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