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

There are 167 active four-years colleges and universities in Texas - 62 public and 105 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Texas is 44%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 45% to 44%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 16 to 1 and it decreased by 0 compared to 16 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 44.45% where the current academic year rate is 44%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Texas Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	45%	41%	49%
2013-14	44%	40%	48%
2014-15	45%	41%	49%
2015-16	45%	41%	49%
2016-17	42%	39%	48%
2017-18	44%	41%	49%
2018-19	44%	39%	49%
2019-20	44%	40%	48%
2020-21	47%	41%	52%
2021-22	45%	41%	50%
2022-23	44%	41%	49%
Average	44.45%	40.45%	49.09%

Graduation Rate Changes of Texas Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 28.00% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Texas Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	30%
2013-14	30%
2014-15	30%
2015-16	29%
2016-17	30%
2017-18	29%
2018-19	29%
2019-20	26%
2020-21	26%
2021-22	27%
2022-23	22%
Average	28.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Texas Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 67.36% for full-time students and 54.45% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Texas Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	66%	53%
2013-14	67%	52%
2014-15	67%	52%
2015-16	67%	56%
2016-17	68%	53%
2017-18	68%	55%
2018-19	69%	56%
2019-20	69%	56%
2020-21	69%	59%
2021-22	64%	55%
2022-23	67%	52%
Average	67.36%	54.45%

Retention Rate Changes of Texas Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 15.18 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Texas Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	16:1
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	15.18:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Texas Colleges

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