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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 32.70% where the current academic year rate is 26%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	64%	61%	68%
2016-17	63%	55%	72%
2017-18	58%	56%	61%
2018-19	63%	60%	67%
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	24%	25%	23%
2023-24	29%	28%	31%
2024-25	26%	24%	28%
Average	32.70%	30.90%	35.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 12.80% where the current year rate is 45%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.30% for full-time students and 30.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Penn State Harrisburg 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 10.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg since 2025.

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