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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 59.30% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	61%	54%	68%
2016-17	59%	47%	68%
2017-18	63%	58%	67%
2018-19	65%	53%	79%
2019-20	54%	46%	62%
2020-21	60%	50%	69%
2021-22	58%	57%	61%
2022-23	61%	54%	67%
2023-24	55%	51%	61%
2024-25	57%	52%	64%
Average	59.30%	52.20%	66.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.60% where the current year rate is 29%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Doane University from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.20% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Doane 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 10.80 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 Doane University since 2025.

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