Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Ridgewater
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 43.55% where the last year rate was 45%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 62.73% for full-time students and 45.18% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 43.55% where the current academic year rate is 45%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Ridgewater College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
44%
44%
44%
2013-14
43%
41%
45%
2014-15
42%
40%
45%
2015-16
41%
42%
40%
2016-17
44%
42%
47%
2017-18
43%
43%
42%
2018-19
46%
45%
46%
2019-20
42%
40%
45%
2020-21
44%
42%
47%
2021-22
45%
48%
40%
2022-23
45%
47%
42%
Average
43.55%
43.09%
43.91%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 15.09% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Ridgewater College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
15%
2013-14
14%
2014-15
17%
2015-16
15%
2016-17
18%
2017-18
16%
2018-19
17%
2019-20
16%
2020-21
13%
2021-22
14%
2022-23
11%
Average
15.09%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 62.73% for full-time students and 45.18% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Ridgewater from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
57%
46%
2013-14
63%
42%
2014-15
63%
38%
2015-16
63%
38%
2016-17
64%
48%
2017-18
60%
45%
2018-19
63%
43%
2019-20
68%
46%
2020-21
63%
48%
2021-22
64%
47%
2022-23
62%
56%
Average
62.73%
45.18%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 20.09 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Ridgewater College since 2023.