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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 45.80% where the last year rate was 59%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.10% for full-time students and 42.80% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 45.80% where the current academic year rate is 59%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	38%	36%	40%
2014-15	36%	31%	40%
2015-16	39%	36%	41%
2016-17	39%	34%	44%
2017-18	44%	40%	48%
2018-19	46%	41%	51%
2019-20	50%	46%	54%
2020-21	54%	49%	58%
2021-22	53%	48%	57%
2022-23	59%	55%	63%
Average	45.80%	41.60%	49.60%

Boise State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 20.60% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Boise State University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	24%
2014-15	24%
2015-16	27%
2016-17	26%
2017-18	24%
2018-19	5%
2019-20	21%
2020-21	19%
2021-22	19%
2022-23	17%
Average	20.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.10% for full-time students and 42.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	71%	43%
2014-15	75%	40%
2015-16	76%	45%
2016-17	78%	43%
2017-18	80%	44%
2018-19	79%	45%
2019-20	79%	41%
2020-21	78%	39%
2021-22	76%	42%
2022-23	79%	46%
Average	77.10%	42.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Boise State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	19:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	18:1
2021-22	20:1
2022-23	20:1
Average	18.30:1

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