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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 67.80% where the last year rate was 63%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.70% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 67.80% where the current academic year rate is 63%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	68%	62%	73%
2014-15	66%	62%	69%
2015-16	68%	63%	72%
2016-17	68%	68%	68%
2017-18	71%	64%	77%
2018-19	76%	74%	77%
2019-20	68%	66%	71%
2020-21	67%	63%	71%
2021-22	63%	59%	69%
2022-23	63%	59%	67%
Average	67.80%	64.00%	71.40%

Cornell College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 17.00% where the current year rate is 26%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Cornell College from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	26%
2017-18	24%
2018-19	20%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	26%
2021-22	25%
2022-23	26%
Average	17.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.70% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	83%	-
2014-15	83%	-
2015-16	82%	-
2016-17	78%	-
2017-18	81%	-
2018-19	82%	-
2019-20	76%	-
2020-21	74%	-
2021-22	78%	-
2022-23	80%	-
Average	79.70%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Cornell College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	11.50:1

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