The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 68.00% where the last year rate was 65%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 82.50% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 68.00% where the current academic year rate is 65%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Houghton University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 73% | 77% | 71% |
| 2016-17 | 72% | 73% | 71% |
| 2017-18 | 73% | 71% | 75% |
| 2018-19 | 71% | 70% | 72% |
| 2019-20 | 74% | 71% | 76% |
| 2020-21 | 64% | 57% | 68% |
| 2021-22 | 64% | 58% | 68% |
| 2022-23 | 60% | 59% | 61% |
| 2023-24 | 64% | 64% | 65% |
| 2024-25 | 65% | 60% | 68% |
| Average | 68.00% | 66.00% | 69.50% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.10% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Houghton University from 2020 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 22% |
| 2021-22 | 22% |
| 2022-23 | 21% |
| 2023-24 | 16% |
| 2024-25 | 0% |
| Average | 8.10% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 82.50% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Houghton from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 84% | - |
| 2016-17 | 86% | - |
| 2017-18 | 80% | - |
| 2018-19 | 91% | - |
| 2019-20 | 79% | - |
| 2020-21 | 88% | - |
| 2021-22 | 75% | - |
| 2022-23 | 81% | 100% |
| 2023-24 | 77% | - |
| 2024-25 | 84% | - |
| Average | 82.50% | 10.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.60 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 Houghton University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 12:1 |
| 2016-17 | 13:1 |
| 2017-18 | 11:1 |
| 2018-19 | 11:1 |
| 2019-20 | 11:1 |
| 2020-21 | 11:1 |
| 2021-22 | 12:1 |
| 2022-23 | 10:1 |
| 2023-24 | 13:1 |
| 2024-25 | 12:1 |
| Average | 11.60:1 |
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