Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at CSU
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 18.09% where the last year rate was 27%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 53.45% for full-time students and 32.91% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 18.09% where the current academic year rate is 27%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Chicago State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
21%
17%
22%
2013-14
21%
25%
19%
2014-15
19%
18%
20%
2015-16
11%
12%
11%
2016-17
16%
20%
15%
2017-18
13%
17%
11%
2018-19
19%
14%
22%
2019-20
16%
16%
17%
2020-21
16%
24%
12%
2021-22
20%
28%
15%
2022-23
27%
26%
28%
Average
18.09%
19.73%
17.45%
Chicago State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 46.27% where the current year rate is 30%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Chicago State University from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
45%
2013-14
56%
2014-15
50%
2015-16
54%
2016-17
48%
2017-18
50%
2018-19
41%
2019-20
48%
2020-21
44%
2021-22
43%
2022-23
30%
Average
46.27%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 53.45% for full-time students and 32.91% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CSU from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
48%
30%
2013-14
54%
38%
2014-15
53%
33%
2015-16
58%
50%
2016-17
52%
38%
2017-18
61%
60%
2018-19
60%
38%
2019-20
52%
21%
2020-21
54%
20%
2021-22
41%
5%
2022-23
55%
29%
Average
53.45%
32.91%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 10.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Chicago State University since 2023.