Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at VanderCook College of Music

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 61.00% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	60%	54%	65%
2016-17	59%	42%	68%
2017-18	76%	75%	77%
2018-19	43%	43%	44%
2019-20	66%	66%	66%
2020-21	72%	63%	78%
2021-22	65%	64%	66%
2022-23	57%	50%	61%
2023-24	46%	37%	57%
2024-25	66%	57%	80%
Average	61.00%	55.10%	66.20%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 3.80% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at VanderCook College of Music from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 78.90% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at VanderCook College of Music 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 4.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 5 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at VanderCook College of Music since 2025.

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