Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Florida Colleges

There are 182 active four-years colleges and universities in Florida - 41 public and 141 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Florida is 50%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 47% to 50%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 16 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 17 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 47.36% where the current academic year rate is 50%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Florida Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	47%	45%	49%
2013-14	45%	45%	48%
2014-15	45%	44%	47%
2015-16	47%	46%	50%
2016-17	45%	43%	49%
2017-18	46%	44%	50%
2018-19	48%	46%	52%
2019-20	47%	46%	50%
2020-21	50%	46%	53%
2021-22	51%	48%	55%
2022-23	50%	48%	53%
Average	47.36%	45.55%	50.55%

Graduation Rate Changes of Florida Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 17.27% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Florida Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	17%
2013-14	16%
2014-15	17%
2015-16	18%
2016-17	17%
2017-18	17%
2018-19	17%
2019-20	19%
2020-21	18%
2021-22	18%
2022-23	16%
Average	17.27%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Florida Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 70.27% for full-time students and 59.91% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Florida Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	68%	59%
2013-14	68%	58%
2014-15	70%	55%
2015-16	70%	58%
2016-17	70%	65%
2017-18	73%	62%
2018-19	71%	65%
2019-20	72%	66%
2020-21	71%	61%
2021-22	69%	54%
2022-23	71%	56%
Average	70.27%	59.91%

Retention Rate Changes of Florida Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 16.45 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Florida Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	17:1
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	16:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	16.45:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Florida Colleges

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