Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Dakota State
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 43.36% where the last year rate was 48%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 69.27% for full-time students and 46.18% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 43.36% where the current academic year rate is 48%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Dakota State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
44%
40%
48%
2013-14
47%
47%
48%
2014-15
41%
38%
44%
2015-16
38%
36%
41%
2016-17
39%
42%
35%
2017-18
36%
31%
44%
2018-19
47%
44%
53%
2019-20
43%
42%
43%
2020-21
48%
45%
54%
2021-22
46%
43%
52%
2022-23
48%
48%
48%
Average
43.36%
41.45%
46.36%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 22.45% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Dakota State University from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
31%
2014-15
38%
2015-16
37%
2016-17
39%
2017-18
41%
2018-19
27%
2019-20
34%
2020-21
0%
2021-22
0%
2022-23
0%
Average
22.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 69.27% for full-time students and 46.18% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Dakota State from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
60%
32%
2013-14
69%
44%
2014-15
65%
32%
2015-16
74%
26%
2016-17
72%
71%
2017-18
72%
48%
2018-19
67%
40%
2019-20
66%
57%
2020-21
71%
33%
2021-22
72%
48%
2022-23
74%
77%
Average
69.27%
46.18%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 17.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Dakota State University since 2023.
Year
Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13
18:1
2013-14
18:1
2014-15
16:1
2015-16
18:1
2016-17
17:1
2017-18
17:1
2018-19
18:1
2019-20
19:1
2020-21
18:1
2021-22
18:1
2022-23
18:1
Average
17.73:1
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