Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at BSC

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 48.00% where the current academic year rate is 47%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Bismarck State College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	46%	49%	42%
2016-17	45%	46%	42%
2017-18	44%	44%	44%
2018-19	49%	50%	47%
2019-20	51%	53%	49%
2020-21	47%	51%	43%
2021-22	52%	53%	51%
2022-23	51%	52%	49%
2023-24	48%	52%	40%
2024-25	47%	49%	43%
Average	48.00%	49.90%	45.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.10% where the current year rate is 15%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bismarck State College from 2015 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 14.80% for full-time students and 8.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at BSC from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Bismarck State College since 2025.

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