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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 44.00% where the last year rate was 53%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.50% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 44.00% where the current academic year rate is 53%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	51%	0%	0%
2014-15	50%	0%	0%
2015-16	52%	0%	0%
2016-17	73%	0%	0%
2017-18	27%	0%	0%
2018-19	82%	0%	0%
2019-20	0%	0%	0%
2020-21	0%	0%	0%
2021-22	52%	66%	50%
2022-23	53%	57%	53%
Average	44.00%	12.30%	10.30%

Dorsey College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.50% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	54%	-
2014-15	72%	-
2015-16	30%	-
2016-17	70%	-
2017-18	73%	-
2018-19	59%	-
2019-20	44%	-
2020-21	54%	-
2021-22	42%	-
2022-23	47%	-
Average	54.50%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 22.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Dorsey College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	27:1
2014-15	23:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	25:1
2017-18	23:1
2018-19	31:1
2019-20	39:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	22.50:1

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