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

There are 126 active four-years colleges and universities in Ohio - 44 public and 82 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Ohio is 46%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 50% to 46%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 13 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 14 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 48.27% where the current academic year rate is 46%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Ohio Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	50%	47%	52%
2013-14	49%	48%	51%
2014-15	49%	46%	51%
2015-16	49%	45%	53%
2016-17	46%	45%	49%
2017-18	48%	44%	51%
2018-19	50%	47%	54%
2019-20	49%	47%	51%
2020-21	47%	46%	51%
2021-22	48%	46%	52%
2022-23	46%	43%	50%
Average	48.27%	45.82%	51.36%

Graduation Rate Changes of Ohio Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 25.09% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Ohio Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	25%
2013-14	23%
2014-15	26%
2015-16	25%
2016-17	24%
2017-18	25%
2018-19	23%
2019-20	27%
2020-21	26%
2021-22	28%
2022-23	24%
Average	25.09%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Ohio Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 69.82% for full-time students and 49.64% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Ohio Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	69%	46%
2013-14	71%	50%
2014-15	72%	51%
2015-16	71%	52%
2016-17	70%	51%
2017-18	69%	49%
2018-19	70%	50%
2019-20	69%	51%
2020-21	70%	51%
2021-22	69%	50%
2022-23	68%	45%
Average	69.82%	49.64%

Retention Rate Changes of Ohio Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Ohio Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	14:1
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	13.73:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Ohio Colleges

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