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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 68.80% where the last year rate was 67%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.20% for full-time students and 21.10% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 68.80% where the current academic year rate is 67%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	70%	66%	74%
2014-15	71%	67%	74%
2015-16	70%	68%	72%
2016-17	68%	67%	68%
2017-18	70%	70%	70%
2018-19	71%	65%	74%
2019-20	68%	65%	71%
2020-21	64%	66%	63%
2021-22	69%	67%	70%
2022-23	67%	61%	72%
Average	68.80%	66.20%	70.80%

DeSales University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.10% where the current year rate is 25%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at DeSales University from 2018 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2018-19	24%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	26%
2021-22	13%
2022-23	25%
Average	11.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.20% for full-time students and 21.10% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	85%	-
2014-15	84%	-
2015-16	78%	-
2016-17	81%	-
2017-18	81%	-
2018-19	83%	56%
2019-20	80%	12%
2020-21	81%	39%
2021-22	81%	54%
2022-23	78%	50%
Average	81.20%	21.10%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at DeSales University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	13.20:1

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