Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at National American University-Rapid City

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.50% where the current academic year rate is 60%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at National American University-Rapid City over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	19%	13%	21%
2016-17	22%	23%	21%
2017-18	12%	8%	14%
2018-19	22%	0%	31%
2019-20	19%	0%	22%
2020-21	18%	0%	20%
2021-22	10%	0%	14%
2022-23	33%	0%	36%
2023-24	60%	50%	66%
2024-25	60%	0%	0%
Average	27.50%	9.40%	24.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 20.30% for full-time students and 14.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at National American University-Rapid City 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 9.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 6 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at National American University-Rapid City since 2025.

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