Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Salem

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 59.90% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	60%	0%	60%
2016-17	57%	100%	57%
2017-18	57%	0%	57%
2018-19	60%	0%	60%
2019-20	58%	0%	58%
2020-21	66%	0%	66%
2021-22	67%	0%	67%
2022-23	61%	0%	61%
2023-24	56%	0%	56%
2024-25	57%	0%	57%
Average	59.90%	10.00%	59.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 10.00% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Salem College from 2018 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.70% for full-time students and 38.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Salem 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 11.70 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 Salem College since 2025.

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