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

The average graduation rate over the past 9 years (2015-2023) is 44.38% where the last year rate was 46%. The average retention rate of the last 9 years is 78.00% for full-time students and 61.63% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 9 years is 44.38% where the current academic year rate is 46%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	42%	37%	47%
2016-17	42%	38%	46%
2017-18	42%	39%	45%
2018-19	43%	40%	46%
2019-20	46%	40%	50%
2020-21	46%	42%	51%
2021-22	48%	44%	52%
2022-23	46%	41%	51%
Average	44.38%	40.13%	48.50%

Kennesaw State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 9 years is 25.63% where the current year rate is 26%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Kennesaw State University from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	22%
2016-17	21%
2017-18	19%
2018-19	32%
2019-20	29%
2020-21	27%
2021-22	29%
2022-23	26%
Average	25.63%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 9 years is 78.00% for full-time students and 61.63% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2015-16	78%	64%
2016-17	80%	63%
2017-18	78%	59%
2018-19	79%	57%
2019-20	80%	68%
2020-21	80%	67%
2021-22	74%	57%
2022-23	75%	58%
Average	78.00%	61.63%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 9 years is 21.25 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 22 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Kennesaw State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2015-16	21:1
2016-17	20:1
2017-18	21:1
2018-19	21:1
2019-20	21:1
2020-21	22:1
2021-22	22:1
2022-23	22:1
Average	21.25:1

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