How Dickinson's Graduation Rate Changes

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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 83.60% where the last year rate was 83%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.40% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Dickinson keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 83.60% where the current academic year rate is 83%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	86%	83%	88%
2014-15	84%	80%	88%
2015-16	85%	85%	85%
2016-17	84%	83%	85%
2017-18	83%	78%	87%
2018-19	84%	83%	86%
2019-20	82%	78%	85%
2020-21	83%	84%	83%
2021-22	82%	79%	84%
2022-23	83%	82%	84%
Average	83.60%	81.50%	85.50%

Dickinson College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.40% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	90%	-
2014-15	90%	-
2015-16	92%	-
2016-17	90%	-
2017-18	90%	-
2018-19	92%	-
2019-20	87%	-
2020-21	82%	-
2021-22	92%	100%
2022-23	89%	-
Average	89.40%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Dickinson College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	8:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	9.20:1

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