Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Otis College of Art and Design

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 63.70% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	71%	65%	74%
2016-17	60%	63%	58%
2017-18	55%	48%	58%
2018-19	57%	56%	58%
2019-20	66%	48%	74%
2020-21	73%	77%	71%
2021-22	68%	59%	73%
2022-23	61%	60%	62%
2023-24	60%	56%	62%
2024-25	66%	67%	65%
Average	63.70%	59.90%	65.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.60% for full-time students and 25.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Otis College of Art and Design 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 7.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Otis College of Art and Design since 2025.

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