Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Hesston

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Graduation

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Students to Faculty Ratio

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 56.00% where the last year rate was 60%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.60% (all full-time students).

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 56.00% where the current academic year rate is 60%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Hesston College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 48%42%54%
2016-17 54%42%65%
2017-18 55%52%58%
2018-19 52%48%57%
2019-20 51%50%52%
2020-21 63%50%73%
2021-22 63%54%72%
2022-23 57%50%66%
2023-24 57%51%64%
2024-25 60%45%78%
Average56.00%48.40%63.90%
Hesston College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.10% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Hesston College from 2017 to 2025.

YearTransfer-out Rate
2017-1830%
2018-1928%
2019-2030%
2020-2124%
2021-2219%
2022-2318%
2023-246%
2024-256%
Average16.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.60% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Hesston from 2015 to 2025.

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-16--
2016-1792%-
2017-1894%-
2018-1967%-
2019-2085%-
2020-2194%-
2021-2271%-
2022-2382%-
2023-2483%-
2024-2578%-
Average74.60%-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.20 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 Hesston College since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-169:1
2016-179:1
2017-1811:1
2018-1910:1
2019-209:1
2020-219:1
2021-229:1
2022-237:1
2023-247:1
2024-2512:1
Average9.20:1

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