Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Prairie State
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 14.45% where the last year rate was 15%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 48.36% for full-time students and 38.18% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 14.45% where the current academic year rate is 15%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Prairie State College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
12%
11%
12%
2013-14
13%
12%
14%
2014-15
15%
14%
17%
2015-16
13%
14%
13%
2016-17
12%
11%
13%
2017-18
10%
8%
11%
2018-19
20%
16%
25%
2019-20
17%
12%
20%
2020-21
16%
14%
19%
2021-22
16%
16%
17%
2022-23
15%
16%
15%
Average
14.45%
13.09%
16.00%
Prairie State College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 31.36% where the current year rate is 20%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Prairie State College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
36%
2013-14
35%
2014-15
36%
2015-16
35%
2016-17
38%
2017-18
41%
2018-19
29%
2019-20
30%
2020-21
25%
2021-22
20%
2022-23
20%
Average
31.36%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 48.36% for full-time students and 38.18% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Prairie State from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
53%
40%
2013-14
46%
37%
2014-15
41%
34%
2015-16
40%
32%
2016-17
50%
41%
2017-18
50%
38%
2018-19
45%
41%
2019-20
57%
43%
2020-21
45%
37%
2021-22
53%
46%
2022-23
52%
31%
Average
48.36%
38.18%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.45 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Prairie State College since 2023.