Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Lake Superior State

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 48.80% where the current academic year rate is 50%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Lake Superior State University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	40%	39%	42%
2016-17	41%	39%	42%
2017-18	44%	41%	48%
2018-19	54%	52%	57%
2019-20	50%	52%	49%
2020-21	50%	45%	56%
2021-22	52%	50%	53%
2022-23	51%	53%	49%
2023-24	56%	56%	57%
2024-25	50%	44%	56%
Average	48.80%	47.10%	50.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 19.80% where the current year rate is 26%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lake Superior State University from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.70% for full-time students and 60.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Lake Superior State from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.00 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 Lake Superior State University since 2025.

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