Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at FDU-Metropolitan

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Students to Faculty Ratio

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 49.20% where the last year rate was 53%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.90% for full-time students and 41.90% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 49.20% where the current academic year rate is 53%.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 49%45%52%
2016-17 38%36%40%
2017-18 39%38%40%
2018-19 46%46%45%
2019-20 49%45%51%
2020-21 53%53%52%
2021-22 53%49%57%
2022-23 51%40%60%
2023-24 61%54%66%
2024-25 53%47%57%
Average49.20%45.30%52.00%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 24.40% where the current year rate is 28%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus from 2017 to 2025.

YearTransfer-out Rate
2017-1832%
2018-1935%
2019-2035%
2020-2130%
2021-2229%
2022-2331%
2023-2424%
2024-2528%
Average24.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.90% for full-time students and 41.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at FDU-Metropolitan from 2015 to 2025.

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1674%50%
2016-1775%50%
2017-1874%63%
2018-1980%43%
2019-2073%38%
2020-2175%37%
2021-2269%59%
2022-2376%29%
2023-2476%-
2024-2577%50%
Average74.90%41.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.90 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1613:1
2016-1714:1
2017-1814:1
2018-1913:1
2019-2014:1
2020-2115:1
2021-2215:1
2022-2313:1
2023-2414:1
2024-2514:1
Average13.90:1

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