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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 39.30% where the current academic year rate is 43%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	69%	68%	71%
2016-17	63%	62%	66%
2017-18	65%	64%	66%
2018-19	66%	66%	66%
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	42%	41%	44%
2023-24	45%	46%	45%
2024-25	43%	44%	42%
Average	39.30%	39.10%	40.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 7.10% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 58.50% for full-time students and 30.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Penn State Behrend 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 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College since 2025.

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