Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at St Olaf

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 85.40% where the current academic year rate is 83%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	87%	84%	90%
2016-17	88%	84%	91%
2017-18	88%	84%	91%
2018-19	86%	82%	89%
2019-20	86%	84%	87%
2020-21	84%	79%	88%
2021-22	85%	82%	87%
2022-23	84%	82%	87%
2023-24	83%	77%	87%
2024-25	83%	80%	86%
Average	85.40%	81.80%	88.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.50% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at St Olaf College from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 91.40% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at St Olaf 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 11.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at St Olaf College since 2025.

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