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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 53.90% where the current academic year rate is 49%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	58%	43%	69%
2016-17	50%	48%	53%
2017-18	64%	59%	68%
2018-19	54%	53%	54%
2019-20	53%	46%	61%
2020-21	56%	50%	63%
2021-22	58%	50%	66%
2022-23	54%	47%	60%
2023-24	43%	39%	46%
2024-25	49%	47%	51%
Average	53.90%	48.20%	59.10%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 7.70% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northland College from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 67.20% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Northland 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 9.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 5 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northland College since 2025.

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