Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Defiance
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 43.36% where the last year rate was 41%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.55% for full-time students and 39.73% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 43.36% where the current academic year rate is 41%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Defiance College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
50%
43%
60%
2013-14
46%
42%
51%
2014-15
49%
44%
56%
2015-16
41%
39%
45%
2016-17
42%
37%
50%
2017-18
39%
32%
51%
2018-19
39%
29%
52%
2019-20
34%
32%
37%
2020-21
45%
34%
61%
2021-22
51%
45%
60%
2022-23
41%
25%
64%
Average
43.36%
36.55%
53.36%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 0.82% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Defiance College from 2016 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2016-17
1%
2017-18
0%
2018-19
0%
2019-20
0%
2020-21
0%
2021-22
0%
2022-23
8%
Average
0.82%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.55% for full-time students and 39.73% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Defiance from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
62%
57%
2013-14
58%
80%
2014-15
53%
100%
2015-16
56%
-
2016-17
59%
100%
2017-18
60%
100%
2018-19
55%
-
2019-20
46%
-
2020-21
60%
-
2021-22
55%
-
2022-23
58%
-
Average
56.55%
39.73%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 10.64 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 Defiance College since 2023.