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

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 51.18% where the last year rate was 58%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 71.82% for full-time students and 22.73% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 51.18% where the current academic year rate is 58%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Nichols College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	50%	43%	64%
2013-14	47%	39%	63%
2014-15	48%	48%	48%
2015-16	44%	39%	57%
2016-17	41%	40%	43%
2017-18	51%	46%	62%
2018-19	55%	52%	62%
2019-20	58%	51%	71%
2020-21	54%	49%	66%
2021-22	57%	54%	64%
2022-23	58%	53%	66%
Average	51.18%	46.73%	60.55%

Nichols College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 5.18% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Nichols College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2014-15	38%
2015-16	0%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	11%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	8%
Average	5.18%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 71.82% for full-time students and 22.73% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Nichols from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	62%	-
2013-14	69%	100%
2014-15	71%	-
2015-16	71%	-
2016-17	71%	50%
2017-18	77%	-
2018-19	75%	-
2019-20	76%	-
2020-21	72%	100%
2021-22	74%	-
2022-23	72%	-
Average	71.82%	22.73%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 16.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Nichols College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	18:1
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	16.73:1

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