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

There are 13 active four-years colleges and universities in Idaho - 5 public and 8 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Idaho is 52%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 46% to 52%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 17 to 1 and it increased by 1 compared to 16 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 47.64% where the current academic year rate is 52%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Idaho Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	46%	40%	50%
2013-14	47%	43%	49%
2014-15	46%	42%	49%
2015-16	44%	40%	47%
2016-17	43%	39%	47%
2017-18	45%	42%	47%
2018-19	50%	45%	55%
2019-20	48%	43%	52%
2020-21	51%	45%	53%
2021-22	52%	49%	54%
2022-23	52%	49%	54%
Average	47.64%	43.36%	50.64%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 20.18% where the current year rate is 18%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Idaho Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	23%
2013-14	19%
2014-15	24%
2015-16	19%
2016-17	23%
2017-18	20%
2018-19	19%
2019-20	19%
2020-21	19%
2021-22	19%
2022-23	18%
Average	20.18%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 70.91% for full-time students and 45.09% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Idaho Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	68%	47%
2013-14	67%	45%
2014-15	63%	37%
2015-16	75%	55%
2016-17	73%	47%
2017-18	74%	52%
2018-19	77%	38%
2019-20	74%	40%
2020-21	73%	47%
2021-22	63%	50%
2022-23	73%	38%
Average	70.91%	45.09%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.64 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Idaho Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	16:1
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	14.64:1

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