Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Drake
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 77.00% where the last year rate was 76%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 86.73% for full-time students and 22.73% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 77.00% where the current academic year rate is 76%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Drake University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
74%
74%
75%
2013-14
73%
71%
74%
2014-15
78%
78%
78%
2015-16
75%
71%
79%
2016-17
78%
76%
80%
2017-18
79%
77%
80%
2018-19
78%
76%
80%
2019-20
81%
77%
84%
2020-21
77%
77%
77%
2021-22
78%
76%
79%
2022-23
76%
74%
77%
Average
77.00%
75.18%
78.45%
Drake University Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 86.73% for full-time students and 22.73% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Drake from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
88%
-
2013-14
88%
-
2014-15
89%
-
2015-16
88%
-
2016-17
88%
100%
2017-18
87%
50%
2018-19
89%
-
2019-20
84%
100%
2020-21
86%
-
2021-22
84%
-
2022-23
83%
-
Average
86.73%
22.73%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 11.09 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 Drake University since 2023.