How Southwest Minnesota State's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 44.64% where the current academic year rate is 40%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Southwest Minnesota State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	41%	30%	52%
2013-14	43%	37%	48%
2014-15	43%	36%	50%
2015-16	39%	36%	42%
2016-17	50%	40%	58%
2017-18	45%	42%	48%
2018-19	46%	37%	51%
2019-20	49%	40%	56%
2020-21	48%	38%	57%
2021-22	47%	42%	52%
2022-23	40%	35%	45%
Average	44.64%	37.55%	50.82%

Graduation Rate Changes of Southwest Minnesota State University

Southwest Minnesota State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 34.45% where the current year rate is 30%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southwest Minnesota State University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	37%
2013-14	34%
2014-15	32%
2015-16	39%
2016-17	35%
2017-18	39%
2018-19	36%
2019-20	33%
2020-21	35%
2021-22	29%
2022-23	30%
Average	34.45%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Southwest Minnesota State University

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 67.09% for full-time students and 42.64% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Southwest Minnesota State from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	69%	40%
2013-14	67%	43%
2014-15	69%	25%
2015-16	68%	50%
2016-17	69%	40%
2017-18	60%	50%
2018-19	65%	50%
2019-20	67%	33%
2020-21	74%	50%
2021-22	63%	50%
2022-23	67%	38%
Average	67.09%	42.64%

Retention Rate Changes of Southwest Minnesota State University

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 19.82 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southwest Minnesota State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	27:1
2013-14	26:1
2014-15	29:1
2015-16	28:1
2016-17	16:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	19.82:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Southwest Minnesota State University

Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southwest Minnesota State

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

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