Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Penn State Berks

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 32.20% where the current academic year rate is 31%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	62%	59%	67%
2016-17	56%	56%	57%
2017-18	57%	55%	60%
2018-19	59%	58%	61%
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	33%	33%	32%
2023-24	24%	21%	28%
2024-25	31%	28%	36%
Average	32.20%	31.00%	34.10%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 9.50% where the current year rate is 34%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.50% for full-time students and 27.40% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Penn State Berks 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 10.20 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks since 2025.

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