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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 26.00% where the last year rate was 19%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.10% for full-time students and 23.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 26.00% where the current academic year rate is 19%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Benedict College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30%	22%	38%
2014-15	31%	23%	39%
2015-16	27%	20%	34%
2016-17	22%	15%	28%
2017-18	26%	16%	36%
2018-19	29%	20%	38%
2019-20	24%	16%	34%
2020-21	28%	18%	38%
2021-22	24%	17%	33%
2022-23	19%	12%	27%
Average	26.00%	17.90%	34.50%

Benedict College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.40% where the current year rate is 32%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Benedict College from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	18%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	16%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	27%
2020-21	29%
2021-22	32%
2022-23	32%
Average	15.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.10% for full-time students and 23.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Benedict from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	53%	-
2014-15	58%	-
2015-16	62%	33%
2016-17	56%	100%
2017-18	53%	100%
2018-19	57%	-
2019-20	56%	-
2020-21	69%	-
2021-22	62%	-
2022-23	65%	-
Average	59.10%	23.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Benedict College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	20:1
2020-21	18:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	17.80:1

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