The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 34.70% where the last year rate was 30%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.30% for full-time students and 33.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 34.70% where the current academic year rate is 30%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Philander Smith University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 32% | 22% | 37% |
| 2024-25 | 30% | 31% | 29% |
| Average | 34.70% | 33.00% | 36.00% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.10% where the current year rate is 36%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Philander Smith University from 2015 to 2025.
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 0% |
| 2024-25 | 36% |
| Average | 15.10% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.30% for full-time students and 33.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at PSC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 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% | - |
| 2023-24 | 67% | 33% |
| 2024-25 | 66% | 63% |
| Average | 64.30% | 33.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.40 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 University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 15:1 |
| 2016-17 | 16:1 |
| 2017-18 | 15:1 |
| 2018-19 | 16:1 |
| 2019-20 | 14:1 |
| 2020-21 | 12:1 |
| 2021-22 | 12:1 |
| 2022-23 | 11:1 |
| 2023-24 | 12:1 |
| 2024-25 | 11:1 |
| Average | 13.40:1 |
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