How Hillsdale's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Hillsdale

The average graduation rate over the past 9 years (2015-2023) is 84.63% where the last year rate was 86%. The average retention rate of the last 9 years is 94.63% for full-time students and 18.38% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Hillsdale keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 9 years is 84.63% where the current academic year rate is 86%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Hillsdale College over the past 9 years (2015-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	77%	78%	77%
2016-17	83%	78%	87%
2017-18	85%	84%	85%
2018-19	87%	82%	91%
2019-20	85%	85%	85%
2020-21	87%	86%	89%
2021-22	87%	88%	86%
2022-23	86%	85%	88%
Average	84.63%	83.25%	86.00%

Hillsdale College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 9 years is 4.75% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Hillsdale College from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	6%
2017-18	6%
2018-19	7%
2019-20	5%
2020-21	5%
2021-22	3%
2022-23	6%
Average	4.75%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 9 years is 94.63% for full-time students and 18.38% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Hillsdale from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2015-16	96%	-
2016-17	94%	-
2017-18	93%	-
2018-19	91%	-
2019-20	96%	-
2020-21	97%	67%
2021-22	94%	80%
2022-23	96%	-
Average	94.63%	18.38%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 9 years is 8.88 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Hillsdale College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	8:1
2022-23	8:1
Average	8.88:1

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