Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at USD
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 56.00% where the last year rate was 57%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 76.82% for full-time students and 51.36% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 56.00% where the current academic year rate is 57%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University of South Dakota over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
50%
47%
52%
2013-14
55%
54%
56%
2014-15
56%
53%
57%
2015-16
52%
45%
58%
2016-17
55%
51%
58%
2017-18
55%
52%
57%
2018-19
58%
53%
61%
2019-20
59%
55%
61%
2020-21
59%
56%
62%
2021-22
60%
52%
64%
2022-23
57%
51%
60%
Average
56.00%
51.73%
58.73%
University of South Dakota Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 28.45% where the current year rate is 25%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of South Dakota from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
33%
2013-14
28%
2014-15
34%
2015-16
30%
2016-17
29%
2017-18
31%
2018-19
29%
2019-20
26%
2020-21
24%
2021-22
24%
2022-23
25%
Average
28.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 76.82% for full-time students and 51.36% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at USD from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
75%
56%
2013-14
76%
50%
2014-15
74%
58%
2015-16
77%
47%
2016-17
76%
60%
2017-18
72%
55%
2018-19
77%
50%
2019-20
78%
48%
2020-21
81%
48%
2021-22
77%
40%
2022-23
82%
53%
Average
76.82%
51.36%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 16.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of South Dakota since 2023.
Year
Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13
17:1
2013-14
17:1
2014-15
17:1
2015-16
17:1
2016-17
18:1
2017-18
16:1
2018-19
16:1
2019-20
15:1
2020-21
15:1
2021-22
14:1
2022-23
14:1
Average
16.00:1
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