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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 31.30% where the last year rate was 34%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.40% for full-time students and 57.10% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 31.30% where the current academic year rate is 34%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	27%	27%	26%
2014-15	33%	32%	33%
2015-16	32%	23%	37%
2016-17	32%	24%	36%
2017-18	30%	24%	33%
2018-19	30%	23%	34%
2019-20	30%	24%	33%
2020-21	30%	25%	34%
2021-22	35%	29%	39%
2022-23	34%	24%	40%
Average	31.30%	25.50%	34.50%

Clayton State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 28.60% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Clayton State University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	25%
2014-15	27%
2015-16	24%
2016-17	28%
2017-18	21%
2018-19	37%
2019-20	39%
2020-21	34%
2021-22	29%
2022-23	22%
Average	28.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.40% for full-time students and 57.10% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	73%	67%
2014-15	67%	66%
2015-16	69%	60%
2016-17	71%	59%
2017-18	68%	63%
2018-19	71%	56%
2019-20	71%	48%
2020-21	69%	57%
2021-22	65%	45%
2022-23	60%	50%
Average	68.40%	57.10%

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 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Clayton State University since 2023.

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

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