Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Fitchburg State

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 56.20% where the current academic year rate is 55%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	53%	49%	57%
2016-17	54%	50%	57%
2017-18	60%	55%	63%
2018-19	61%	54%	67%
2019-20	57%	52%	61%
2020-21	57%	53%	61%
2021-22	57%	54%	59%
2022-23	56%	51%	60%
2023-24	52%	50%	55%
2024-25	55%	51%	58%
Average	56.20%	51.90%	59.80%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 19.80% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Fitchburg State University from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.40% for full-time students and 53.70% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Fitchburg State 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 13.00 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 Fitchburg State University since 2025.

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