Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at PSC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 36.36% where the last year rate was 30%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 64.09% for full-time students and 31.91% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 36.36% where the current academic year rate is 30%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Philander Smith College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
31%
29%
32%
2013-14
45%
40%
49%
2014-15
39%
35%
41%
2015-16
40%
43%
39%
2016-17
40%
40%
41%
2017-18
30%
36%
27%
2018-19
41%
27%
49%
2019-20
43%
53%
39%
2020-21
33%
33%
33%
2021-22
28%
26%
29%
2022-23
30%
19%
37%
Average
36.36%
34.64%
37.82%
Philander Smith College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 10.45% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Philander Smith College from 2015 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2015-16
1%
2016-17
42%
2017-18
44%
2018-19
0%
2019-20
28%
2020-21
0%
2021-22
0%
2022-23
0%
Average
10.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 64.09% for full-time students and 31.91% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at PSC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
63%
-
2013-14
54%
17%
2014-15
78%
100%
2015-16
63%
50%
2016-17
69%
25%
2017-18
58%
9%
2018-19
69%
50%
2019-20
66%
-
2020-21
58%
67%
2021-22
55%
33%
2022-23
72%
-
Average
64.09%
31.91%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.82 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Philander Smith College since 2023.