Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at LSC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 31.18% where the last year rate was 34%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.55% for full-time students and 48.27% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 31.18% where the current academic year rate is 34%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Lake Superior College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
31%
29%
33%
2013-14
29%
26%
34%
2014-15
27%
24%
32%
2015-16
26%
24%
27%
2016-17
28%
25%
32%
2017-18
31%
35%
27%
2018-19
33%
32%
34%
2019-20
33%
30%
40%
2020-21
40%
38%
41%
2021-22
31%
29%
35%
2022-23
34%
35%
31%
Average
31.18%
29.73%
33.27%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 20.64% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lake Superior College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
22%
2013-14
22%
2014-15
22%
2015-16
17%
2016-17
24%
2017-18
26%
2018-19
23%
2019-20
16%
2020-21
17%
2021-22
19%
2022-23
19%
Average
20.64%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.55% for full-time students and 48.27% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at LSC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
50%
41%
2013-14
53%
47%
2014-15
57%
46%
2015-16
55%
40%
2016-17
54%
43%
2017-18
57%
53%
2018-19
61%
55%
2019-20
59%
58%
2020-21
57%
47%
2021-22
59%
50%
2022-23
60%
51%
Average
56.55%
48.27%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 21.27 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lake Superior College since 2023.