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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 82.90% where the last year rate was 85%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.80% for full-time students and 51.60% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Clemson keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 82.90% where the current academic year rate is 85%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	83%	79%	86%
2014-15	82%	79%	86%
2015-16	81%	78%	84%
2016-17	81%	77%	86%
2017-18	82%	78%	86%
2018-19	83%	80%	86%
2019-20	83%	79%	88%
2020-21	84%	80%	89%
2021-22	85%	81%	89%
2022-23	85%	81%	88%
Average	82.90%	79.20%	86.80%

Clemson University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 9.70% where the current year rate is 9%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Clemson University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	15%
2014-15	13%
2015-16	6%
2016-17	16%
2017-18	6%
2018-19	5%
2019-20	4%
2020-21	12%
2021-22	11%
2022-23	9%
Average	9.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.80% for full-time students and 51.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	92%	64%
2014-15	92%	67%
2015-16	93%	60%
2016-17	92%	25%
2017-18	93%	67%
2018-19	93%	33%
2019-20	93%	100%
2020-21	94%	25%
2021-22	94%	62%
2022-23	92%	13%
Average	92.80%	51.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.50 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 Clemson University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	16.50:1

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