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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 67.60% where the current academic year rate is 61%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	68%	63%	72%
2016-17	68%	68%	68%
2017-18	71%	64%	77%
2018-19	76%	74%	77%
2019-20	68%	66%	71%
2020-21	67%	63%	71%
2021-22	63%	59%	69%
2022-23	63%	59%	67%
2023-24	71%	68%	75%
2024-25	61%	62%	61%
Average	67.60%	64.60%	70.80%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 21.40% where the current year rate is 25%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Cornell College from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 78.50% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Cornell 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 11.90 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 Cornell College since 2025.

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