Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Connecticut Colleges

There are 32 active four-years colleges and universities in Connecticut - 11 public and 21 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Connecticut is 66%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 59% to 66%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 13 to 1 and it decreased by 0 compared to 13 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 62.64% where the current academic year rate is 66%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Connecticut Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	59%	53%	63%
2013-14	60%	57%	64%
2014-15	60%	57%	62%
2015-16	63%	61%	67%
2016-17	62%	62%	63%
2017-18	62%	61%	64%
2018-19	64%	61%	67%
2019-20	64%	62%	66%
2020-21	65%	61%	69%
2021-22	64%	62%	67%
2022-23	66%	61%	69%
Average	62.64%	59.82%	65.55%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 21.64% where the current year rate is 20%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Connecticut Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	22%
2013-14	18%
2014-15	24%
2015-16	21%
2016-17	22%
2017-18	23%
2018-19	19%
2019-20	22%
2020-21	25%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	20%
Average	21.64%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 79.64% for full-time students and 58.00% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Connecticut Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	77%	65%
2013-14	79%	78%
2014-15	81%	54%
2015-16	80%	61%
2016-17	80%	61%
2017-18	83%	51%
2018-19	81%	58%
2019-20	82%	52%
2020-21	79%	50%
2021-22	76%	49%
2022-23	78%	59%
Average	79.64%	58.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Connecticut Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	13:1
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	13.00:1

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Graduate

Albert I Prince Technical High School Public, Less than 2-years | Hartford
Middlesex Community College Public, 2-4 years | Middletown
CT Aerotech Public, 2-4 years | Hartford
Three Rivers Community College Public, 2-4 years | Norwich
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Albert I Prince Technical High School Public, Less than 2-years | Hartford
Middlesex Community College Public, 2-4 years | Middletown
CT Aerotech Public, 2-4 years | Hartford
Three Rivers Community College Public, 2-4 years | Norwich
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut Private, Less than 2-years | Somers
Albertus Magnus College Private, four-years | New Haven
Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute-New London Private, Less than 2-years | New London
Asnuntuck Community College Public, 2-4 years | Enfield
Northwestern Connecticut Community College Public, 2-4 years | Winsted
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Technical Colleges

Albert I Prince Technical High School Public, Less than 2-years | Hartford
Middlesex Community College Public, 2-4 years | Middletown
CT Aerotech Public, 2-4 years | Hartford
Three Rivers Community College Public, 2-4 years | Norwich
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut Private, Less than 2-years | Somers
Albertus Magnus College Private, four-years | New Haven
Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute-New London Private, Less than 2-years | New London
Asnuntuck Community College Public, 2-4 years | Enfield
Northwestern Connecticut Community College Public, 2-4 years | Winsted
Lincoln College of New England-Southington Private, four-years | Southington

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