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

There are 153 active four-years colleges and universities in Pennsylvania - 39 public and 114 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Pennsylvania is 57%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 63% to 57%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 12 to 1 and it decreased by 1 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 61.36% where the current academic year rate is 57%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Pennsylvania Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	63%	59%	66%
2013-14	62%	58%	64%
2014-15	61%	58%	64%
2015-16	60%	58%	65%
2016-17	61%	58%	64%
2017-18	61%	57%	64%
2018-19	62%	59%	65%
2019-20	63%	59%	65%
2020-21	62%	59%	66%
2021-22	63%	60%	66%
2022-23	57%	53%	60%
Average	61.36%	58.00%	64.45%

Graduation Rate Changes of Pennsylvania Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 23.55% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Pennsylvania Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	22%
2013-14	24%
2014-15	23%
2015-16	25%
2016-17	24%
2017-18	25%
2018-19	25%
2019-20	22%
2020-21	23%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	24%
Average	23.55%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Pennsylvania Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 78.73% for full-time students and 57.36% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Pennsylvania Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	79%	62%
2013-14	78%	56%
2014-15	79%	56%
2015-16	79%	58%
2016-17	79%	58%
2017-18	79%	56%
2018-19	79%	63%
2019-20	78%	56%
2020-21	78%	52%
2021-22	79%	56%
2022-23	79%	58%
Average	78.73%	57.36%

Retention Rate Changes of Pennsylvania Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.91 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Pennsylvania Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	13:1
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	13.91:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Pennsylvania Colleges

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