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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 46.80% where the last year rate was 51%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 0.00% (all part-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 46.80% where the current academic year rate is 51%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	41%	41%	40%
2014-15	42%	45%	38%
2015-16	46%	49%	42%
2016-17	45%	46%	42%
2017-18	44%	44%	44%
2018-19	49%	50%	47%
2019-20	51%	53%	49%
2020-21	47%	51%	43%
2021-22	52%	53%	51%
2022-23	51%	52%	49%
Average	46.80%	48.40%	44.50%

Bismarck State College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.10% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Bismarck State College from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	13%
2016-17	18%
2017-18	12%
2018-19	12%
2019-20	14%
2020-21	16%
2021-22	13%
2022-23	13%
Average	11.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 0.00% (all part-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	-	-
2014-15	-	-
2015-16	-	-
2016-17	-	-
2017-18	-	-
2018-19	-	-
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	-	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.10 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 Bismarck State College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	14.10:1

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