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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 42.70% where the last year rate was 41%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.00% for full-time students and 38.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 42.70% where the current academic year rate is 41%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46%	42%	51%
2014-15	49%	44%	56%
2015-16	41%	39%	45%
2016-17	42%	37%	50%
2017-18	39%	32%	51%
2018-19	39%	29%	52%
2019-20	34%	32%	37%
2020-21	45%	34%	61%
2021-22	51%	45%	60%
2022-23	41%	25%	64%
Average	42.70%	35.90%	52.70%

Defiance College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.90% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Defiance College from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	1%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	8%
Average	0.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.00% for full-time students and 38.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	58%	80%
2014-15	53%	100%
2015-16	56%	-
2016-17	59%	100%
2017-18	60%	100%
2018-19	55%	-
2019-20	46%	-
2020-21	60%	-
2021-22	55%	-
2022-23	58%	-
Average	56.00%	38.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.60 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 Defiance College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	10.60:1

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