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

There are 70 active four-years colleges and universities in Tennessee - 11 public and 59 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Tennessee is 54%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 50% to 54%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 13 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 14 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 50.82% where the current academic year rate is 54%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Tennessee Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	50%	48%	53%
2013-14	49%	45%	53%
2014-15	50%	48%	52%
2015-16	49%	45%	52%
2016-17	48%	46%	50%
2017-18	48%	44%	54%
2018-19	53%	51%	57%
2019-20	51%	49%	55%
2020-21	53%	50%	56%
2021-22	54%	49%	59%
2022-23	54%	49%	58%
Average	50.82%	47.64%	54.45%

Graduation Rate Changes of Tennessee Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 23.55% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Tennessee Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	24%
2013-14	27%
2014-15	20%
2015-16	24%
2016-17	21%
2017-18	24%
2018-19	23%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	26%
2021-22	24%
2022-23	23%
Average	23.55%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Tennessee Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 72.27% for full-time students and 54.82% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Tennessee Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	68%	59%
2013-14	69%	53%
2014-15	71%	59%
2015-16	71%	54%
2016-17	73%	54%
2017-18	75%	54%
2018-19	74%	59%
2019-20	73%	51%
2020-21	74%	53%
2021-22	73%	55%
2022-23	74%	52%
Average	72.27%	54.82%

Retention Rate Changes of Tennessee Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.27 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 Tennessee Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	14:1
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	13.27:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Tennessee Colleges

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Vanderbilt University Private, four-years | Nashville
University of Memphis Public, four-years | Memphis
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public, four-years | Knoxville
South College Private, four-years | Knoxville
Lipscomb University Private, four-years | Nashville
Tennessee State University Public, four-years | Nashville
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Public, four-years | Chattanooga
Austin Peay State University Public, four-years | Clarksville
Middle Tennessee State University Public, four-years | Murfreesboro
Belmont University Private, four-years | Nashville

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Lipscomb University Private, four-years | Nashville
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Tennessee State University Public, four-years | Nashville
East Tennessee State University Public, four-years | Johnson City
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public, four-years | Knoxville
Lincoln Memorial University Private, four-years | Harrogate
Cumberland University Private, four-years | Lebanon
University of Memphis Public, four-years | Memphis
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Huntington University of Health Sciences Private, four-years | Knoxville
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Walters State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Morristown
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