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

There are 16 active four-years colleges and universities in North Dakota - 9 public and 7 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in North Dakota is 42%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 37% to 42%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 12 to 1 and it decreased by 3 compared to 15 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 38.82% where the current academic year rate is 42%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at North Dakota Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	37%	32%	43%
2013-14	37%	32%	42%
2014-15	40%	35%	45%
2015-16	37%	35%	41%
2016-17	35%	33%	37%
2017-18	36%	33%	41%
2018-19	41%	34%	49%
2019-20	40%	36%	46%
2020-21	43%	38%	47%
2021-22	39%	37%	43%
2022-23	42%	38%	46%
Average	38.82%	34.82%	43.64%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 21.82% where the current year rate is 20%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at North Dakota Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	20%
2013-14	20%
2014-15	21%
2015-16	22%
2016-17	27%
2017-18	25%
2018-19	25%
2019-20	20%
2020-21	20%
2021-22	20%
2022-23	20%
Average	21.82%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 69.36% for full-time students and 56.09% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at North Dakota Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	61%	55%
2013-14	68%	55%
2014-15	69%	63%
2015-16	69%	59%
2016-17	69%	58%
2017-18	71%	59%
2018-19	72%	52%
2019-20	70%	46%
2020-21	70%	62%
2021-22	70%	51%
2022-23	74%	57%
Average	69.36%	56.09%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at North Dakota Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	15:1
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	12.73:1

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