Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at DeSales
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 68.73% where the last year rate was 67%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 81.36% for full-time students and 28.27% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 68.73% where the current academic year rate is 67%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at DeSales University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
68%
67%
68%
2013-14
70%
66%
74%
2014-15
71%
67%
74%
2015-16
70%
68%
72%
2016-17
68%
67%
68%
2017-18
70%
70%
70%
2018-19
71%
65%
74%
2019-20
68%
65%
71%
2020-21
64%
66%
63%
2021-22
69%
67%
70%
2022-23
67%
61%
72%
Average
68.73%
66.27%
70.55%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 10.09% where the current year rate is 25%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at DeSales University from 2018 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2018-19
24%
2019-20
23%
2020-21
26%
2021-22
13%
2022-23
25%
Average
10.09%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 81.36% for full-time students and 28.27% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DeSales from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
83%
100%
2013-14
85%
-
2014-15
84%
-
2015-16
78%
-
2016-17
81%
-
2017-18
81%
-
2018-19
83%
56%
2019-20
80%
12%
2020-21
81%
39%
2021-22
81%
54%
2022-23
78%
50%
Average
81.36%
28.27%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.18 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 DeSales University since 2023.
Year
Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13
13:1
2013-14
15:1
2014-15
14:1
2015-16
13:1
2016-17
13:1
2017-18
14:1
2018-19
14:1
2019-20
13:1
2020-21
12:1
2021-22
13:1
2022-23
11:1
Average
13.18:1
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