Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Bates

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 90.09% where the last year rate was 92%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 93.64% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at Bates keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 90.09% where the current academic year rate is 92%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bates College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	88%	87%	89%
2013-14	93%	93%	93%
2014-15	88%	88%	89%
2015-16	88%	86%	89%
2016-17	88%	87%	88%
2017-18	92%	92%	93%
2018-19	89%	89%	90%
2019-20	90%	90%	91%
2020-21	92%	92%	92%
2021-22	91%	90%	92%
2022-23	92%	93%	91%
Average	90.09%	89.73%	90.64%

Bates College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 6.73% where the current year rate is 5%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bates College from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	8%
2013-14	4%
2014-15	8%
2015-16	7%
2016-17	10%
2017-18	7%
2018-19	9%
2019-20	6%
2020-21	5%
2021-22	5%
2022-23	5%
Average	6.73%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 93.64% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Bates from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	95%	-
2013-14	92%	-
2014-15	95%	-
2015-16	95%	-
2016-17	95%	-
2017-18	95%	-
2018-19	94%	-
2019-20	94%	-
2020-21	90%	-
2021-22	92%	-
2022-23	93%	-
Average	93.64%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 10.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bates College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	10:1
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	10.00:1

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