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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 24.80% where the current academic year rate is 16%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	51%	50%	53%
2016-17	50%	50%	50%
2017-18	57%	53%	62%
2018-19	53%	59%	45%
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	10%	9%	11%
2023-24	11%	8%	17%
2024-25	16%	14%	18%
Average	24.80%	24.30%	25.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.10% where the current year rate is 49%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.00% for full-time students and 35.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Penn State York 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 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York since 2025.

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