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

There are 54 active four-years colleges and universities in Wisconsin - 17 public and 37 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Wisconsin is 55%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 53% to 55%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 14 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 15 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 54.27% where the current academic year rate is 55%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Wisconsin Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	53%	51%	54%
2013-14	54%	53%	56%
2014-15	53%	51%	56%
2015-16	53%	50%	56%
2016-17	51%	50%	54%
2017-18	54%	52%	57%
2018-19	55%	53%	57%
2019-20	56%	52%	58%
2020-21	57%	56%	61%
2021-22	56%	53%	58%
2022-23	55%	55%	57%
Average	54.27%	52.36%	56.73%

Graduation Rate Changes of Wisconsin Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 23.82% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Wisconsin Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	26%
2013-14	27%
2014-15	22%
2015-16	28%
2016-17	24%
2017-18	23%
2018-19	23%
2019-20	20%
2020-21	25%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	22%
Average	23.82%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Wisconsin Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 74.73% for full-time students and 55.82% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Wisconsin Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	73%	50%
2013-14	75%	51%
2014-15	73%	60%
2015-16	75%	58%
2016-17	75%	60%
2017-18	77%	54%
2018-19	73%	64%
2019-20	76%	54%
2020-21	77%	62%
2021-22	74%	49%
2022-23	74%	52%
Average	74.73%	55.82%

Retention Rate Changes of Wisconsin Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.09 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Wisconsin Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	15:1
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	14.09:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Wisconsin Colleges

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