Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Dakota Wesleyan
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 49.50% where the last year rate was 53%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.10% for full-time students and 6.70% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 49.50% where the current academic year rate is 53%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Dakota Wesleyan University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
42%
35%
51%
2014-15
44%
36%
52%
2015-16
45%
41%
49%
2016-17
48%
40%
56%
2017-18
52%
41%
64%
2018-19
60%
57%
63%
2019-20
53%
44%
65%
2020-21
44%
39%
49%
2021-22
54%
52%
58%
2022-23
53%
44%
63%
Average
49.50%
42.90%
57.00%
Dakota Wesleyan University Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 22.30% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Dakota Wesleyan University from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
40%
2014-15
43%
2015-16
42%
2016-17
38%
2017-18
35%
2018-19
13%
2019-20
4%
2020-21
2%
2021-22
6%
2022-23
0%
Average
22.30%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.10% for full-time students and 6.70% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Dakota Wesleyan from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
77%
67%
2014-15
66%
-
2015-16
71%
-
2016-17
76%
-
2017-18
66%
-
2018-19
71%
-
2019-20
65%
-
2020-21
69%
-
2021-22
71%
-
2022-23
69%
-
Average
70.10%
6.70%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Dakota Wesleyan University since 2023.
Year
Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14
11:1
2014-15
9:1
2015-16
10:1
2016-17
9:1
2017-18
9:1
2018-19
12:1
2019-20
12:1
2020-21
12:1
2021-22
12:1
2022-23
12:1
Average
10.80:1
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