Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Sonoma State
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 58.55% where the last year rate was 59%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 80.18% for full-time students and 48.55% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 58.55% where the current academic year rate is 59%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Sonoma State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
55%
53%
56%
2013-14
54%
50%
56%
2014-15
55%
51%
58%
2015-16
59%
57%
59%
2016-17
61%
54%
66%
2017-18
58%
54%
61%
2018-19
63%
55%
67%
2019-20
61%
56%
64%
2020-21
60%
52%
63%
2021-22
59%
50%
64%
2022-23
59%
54%
62%
Average
58.55%
53.27%
61.45%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 7.45% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Sonoma State University from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
12%
2013-14
10%
2014-15
10%
2015-16
7%
2016-17
6%
2017-18
6%
2018-19
5%
2019-20
7%
2020-21
6%
2021-22
7%
2022-23
6%
Average
7.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 80.18% for full-time students and 48.55% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Sonoma State from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
80%
53%
2013-14
84%
30%
2014-15
81%
45%
2015-16
81%
54%
2016-17
80%
37%
2017-18
79%
66%
2018-19
81%
69%
2019-20
78%
44%
2020-21
79%
45%
2021-22
83%
44%
2022-23
76%
47%
Average
80.18%
48.55%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 22.91 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Sonoma State University since 2023.