How Tennessee State's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 32.45% where the current academic year rate is 32%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Tennessee State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	35%	28%	39%
2013-14	30%	24%	33%
2014-15	42%	33%	48%
2015-16	39%	31%	43%
2016-17	34%	29%	37%
2017-18	29%	22%	33%
2018-19	30%	25%	33%
2019-20	31%	26%	35%
2020-21	25%	21%	28%
2021-22	30%	26%	32%
2022-23	32%	26%	36%
Average	32.45%	26.45%	36.09%

Graduation Rate Changes of Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 20.73% where the current year rate is 29%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Tennessee State University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	17%
2013-14	19%
2014-15	9%
2015-16	26%
2016-17	26%
2017-18	17%
2018-19	21%
2019-20	32%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	32%
2022-23	29%
Average	20.73%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Tennessee State University

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 60.27% for full-time students and 38.64% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Tennessee State from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	56%	43%
2013-14	60%	34%
2014-15	62%	38%
2015-16	64%	30%
2016-17	56%	39%
2017-18	58%	63%
2018-19	64%	59%
2019-20	64%	29%
2020-21	64%	53%
2021-22	53%	19%
2022-23	62%	18%
Average	60.27%	38.64%

Retention Rate Changes of Tennessee State University

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.91 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 Tennessee State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	15:1
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	19:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	14.91:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Tennessee State University

Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Tennessee State

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

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