Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at D&E

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 42.50% where the last year rate was 48%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.70% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 42.50% where the current academic year rate is 48%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	38%	40%	37%
2014-15	37%	38%	37%
2015-16	43%	39%	46%
2016-17	44%	41%	46%
2017-18	42%	37%	47%
2018-19	41%	46%	38%
2019-20	40%	36%	43%
2020-21	47%	42%	51%
2021-22	45%	34%	53%
2022-23	48%	40%	53%
Average	42.50%	39.30%	45.10%

Davis & Elkins College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.60% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Davis & Elkins College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	10%
2014-15	17%
2015-16	18%
2016-17	18%
2017-18	10%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	10%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	3%
2022-23	0%
Average	8.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.70% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at D&E from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	50%	-
2014-15	70%	-
2015-16	65%	-
2016-17	66%	-
2017-18	72%	-
2018-19	68%	-
2019-20	69%	-
2020-21	69%	-
2021-22	67%	-
2022-23	71%	-
Average	66.70%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Davis & Elkins College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	12.20:1

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