Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Sarah Lawrence
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 75.55% where the last year rate was 71%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 82.91% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 75.55% where the current academic year rate is 71%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Sarah Lawrence College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
76%
78%
75%
2013-14
69%
73%
68%
2014-15
77%
85%
75%
2015-16
79%
86%
77%
2016-17
82%
79%
84%
2017-18
79%
82%
78%
2018-19
73%
81%
71%
2019-20
77%
73%
79%
2020-21
72%
71%
72%
2021-22
76%
77%
76%
2022-23
71%
61%
76%
Average
75.55%
76.91%
75.55%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 13.45% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Sarah Lawrence College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
16%
2013-14
20%
2014-15
14%
2015-16
15%
2016-17
9%
2017-18
7%
2018-19
17%
2019-20
11%
2020-21
19%
2021-22
9%
2022-23
11%
Average
13.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 82.91% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Sarah Lawrence from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
90%
-
2013-14
83%
-
2014-15
85%
-
2015-16
83%
-
2016-17
89%
-
2017-18
82%
-
2018-19
80%
-
2019-20
83%
-
2020-21
70%
-
2021-22
88%
-
2022-23
79%
-
Average
82.91%
-
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 9.73 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 Sarah Lawrence College since 2023.