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

There are 89 active four-years colleges and universities in Massachusetts - 16 public and 73 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Massachusetts is 67%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 63% to 67%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 11 to 1 and it decreased by 2 compared to 13 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 65.45% where the current academic year rate is 67%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Massachusetts Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	63%	61%	65%
2013-14	63%	60%	66%
2014-15	63%	61%	65%
2015-16	64%	61%	67%
2016-17	65%	62%	68%
2017-18	65%	63%	69%
2018-19	67%	64%	70%
2019-20	67%	65%	71%
2020-21	67%	63%	70%
2021-22	69%	66%	72%
2022-23	67%	63%	70%
Average	65.45%	62.64%	68.45%

Graduation Rate Changes of Massachusetts Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 19.36% where the current year rate is 18%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Massachusetts Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	18%
2013-14	20%
2014-15	19%
2015-16	19%
2016-17	21%
2017-18	22%
2018-19	22%
2019-20	19%
2020-21	17%
2021-22	18%
2022-23	18%
Average	19.36%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Massachusetts Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 80.45% for full-time students and 60.09% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Massachusetts Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	80%	63%
2013-14	81%	65%
2014-15	83%	55%
2015-16	81%	56%
2016-17	81%	63%
2017-18	81%	60%
2018-19	80%	58%
2019-20	80%	59%
2020-21	79%	63%
2021-22	79%	63%
2022-23	80%	56%
Average	80.45%	60.09%

Retention Rate Changes of Massachusetts Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 11.64 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 Massachusetts Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	13:1
2013-14	12:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	11.64:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Massachusetts Colleges

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