Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Bowie State
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 39.09% where the last year rate was 40%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 72.18% for full-time students and 43.18% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 39.09% where the current academic year rate is 40%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bowie State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
35%
27%
40%
2013-14
35%
24%
42%
2014-15
33%
25%
38%
2015-16
41%
31%
47%
2016-17
37%
29%
43%
2017-18
40%
31%
45%
2018-19
42%
36%
46%
2019-20
43%
36%
48%
2020-21
43%
38%
46%
2021-22
41%
33%
47%
2022-23
40%
33%
44%
Average
39.09%
31.18%
44.18%
Bowie State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 25.18% where the current year rate is 27%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bowie State University from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
23%
2013-14
23%
2014-15
27%
2015-16
20%
2016-17
26%
2017-18
25%
2018-19
20%
2019-20
29%
2020-21
27%
2021-22
30%
2022-23
27%
Average
25.18%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 72.18% for full-time students and 43.18% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Bowie State from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
71%
67%
2013-14
70%
57%
2014-15
74%
25%
2015-16
72%
100%
2016-17
75%
50%
2017-18
72%
33%
2018-19
68%
36%
2019-20
70%
27%
2020-21
77%
30%
2021-22
72%
38%
2022-23
73%
12%
Average
72.18%
43.18%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 16.18 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 Bowie State University since 2023.