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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 62.70% where the last year rate was 57%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.80% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 62.70% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	70%	51%	78%
2014-15	74%	63%	80%
2015-16	57%	51%	61%
2016-17	61%	63%	61%
2017-18	63%	55%	67%
2018-19	63%	59%	65%
2019-20	63%	56%	66%
2020-21	65%	58%	68%
2021-22	54%	47%	59%
2022-23	57%	45%	65%
Average	62.70%	54.80%	67.00%

Clarke University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.10% where the current year rate is 35%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Clarke University from 2019 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2019-20	35%
2020-21	32%
2021-22	39%
2022-23	35%
Average	14.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.80% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	76%	-
2014-15	73%	-
2015-16	76%	-
2016-17	71%	-
2017-18	75%	-
2018-19	71%	-
2019-20	72%	100%
2020-21	72%	-
2021-22	65%	-
2022-23	67%	-
Average	71.80%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Clarke University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	9:1
2014-15	8:1
2015-16	9:1
2016-17	8:1
2017-18	8:1
2018-19	8:1
2019-20	8:1
2020-21	8:1
2021-22	8:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	8.30:1

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