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

There are 13 active four-years colleges and universities in Rhode Island - 2 public and 11 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Rhode Island is 72%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 69% to 72%. 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 70.82% where the current academic year rate is 72%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Rhode Island Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	69%	67%	70%
2013-14	69%	68%	70%
2014-15	68%	65%	71%
2015-16	70%	67%	72%
2016-17	70%	68%	72%
2017-18	71%	68%	74%
2018-19	73%	71%	74%
2019-20	73%	70%	74%
2020-21	72%	69%	74%
2021-22	72%	69%	74%
2022-23	72%	69%	73%
Average	70.82%	68.27%	72.55%

Graduation Rate Changes of Rhode Island Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 10.55% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Rhode Island Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	4%
2013-14	4%
2014-15	3%
2015-16	7%
2016-17	13%
2017-18	11%
2018-19	12%
2019-20	13%
2020-21	14%
2021-22	16%
2022-23	19%
Average	10.55%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Rhode Island Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 83.18% for full-time students and 45.00% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Rhode Island Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	84%	46%
2013-14	86%	39%
2014-15	86%	37%
2015-16	86%	48%
2016-17	86%	57%
2017-18	81%	39%
2018-19	85%	27%
2019-20	80%	49%
2020-21	79%	51%
2021-22	83%	49%
2022-23	79%	53%
Average	83.18%	45.00%

Retention Rate Changes of Rhode Island Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.91 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 Rhode Island Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	13:1
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	12.91:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Rhode Island Colleges

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