Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Northwestern
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 65.82% where the last year rate was 62%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 78.64% (all full-time students).
There are multiple same-named institutes of Northwestern College. This page describes a school located in Orange City, IA. You may want to view a school located in another city and/or state on the Northwestern College locations page.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 65.82% where the current academic year rate is 62%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Northwestern College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
63%
59%
65%
2013-14
63%
58%
67%
2014-15
63%
56%
68%
2015-16
67%
62%
71%
2016-17
64%
64%
64%
2017-18
68%
62%
73%
2018-19
69%
60%
76%
2019-20
67%
57%
77%
2020-21
68%
63%
72%
2021-22
70%
59%
77%
2022-23
62%
55%
69%
Average
65.82%
59.55%
70.82%
Northwestern College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 15.55% where the current year rate is 9%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northwestern College from 2016 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2016-17
34%
2017-18
28%
2018-19
29%
2019-20
26%
2020-21
23%
2021-22
22%
2022-23
9%
Average
15.55%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 78.64% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Northwestern from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
77%
-
2013-14
79%
-
2014-15
77%
-
2015-16
82%
-
2016-17
82%
-
2017-18
77%
-
2018-19
75%
-
2019-20
76%
-
2020-21
79%
-
2021-22
83%
-
2022-23
78%
-
Average
78.64%
-
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northwestern College since 2023.