Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Lake Superior State
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 46.18% where the last year rate was 51%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 71.73% for full-time students and 60.09% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 46.18% where the current academic year rate is 51%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Lake Superior State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
38%
32%
44%
2013-14
42%
41%
43%
2014-15
46%
47%
45%
2015-16
40%
39%
42%
2016-17
41%
39%
42%
2017-18
44%
41%
48%
2018-19
54%
52%
57%
2019-20
50%
52%
49%
2020-21
50%
45%
56%
2021-22
52%
50%
53%
2022-23
51%
53%
49%
Average
46.18%
44.64%
48.00%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 15.45% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lake Superior State University from 2014 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2014-15
18%
2015-16
0%
2016-17
5%
2017-18
34%
2018-19
28%
2019-20
29%
2020-21
29%
2021-22
27%
2022-23
0%
Average
15.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 71.73% for full-time students and 60.09% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Lake Superior State from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
70%
29%
2013-14
75%
67%
2014-15
75%
64%
2015-16
70%
60%
2016-17
72%
60%
2017-18
67%
56%
2018-19
77%
100%
2019-20
71%
100%
2020-21
73%
75%
2021-22
67%
17%
2022-23
72%
33%
Average
71.73%
60.09%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 15.82 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lake Superior State University since 2023.