Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at DSCC
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 18.90% where the last year rate was 26%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 51.80% for full-time students and 40.60% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 18.90% where the current academic year rate is 26%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Dyersburg State Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
7%
6%
8%
2014-15
13%
10%
14%
2015-16
12%
11%
12%
2016-17
17%
13%
20%
2017-18
17%
17%
18%
2018-19
24%
24%
25%
2019-20
23%
19%
26%
2020-21
24%
19%
26%
2021-22
26%
23%
28%
2022-23
26%
22%
27%
Average
18.90%
16.40%
20.40%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 20.50% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Dyersburg State Community College from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
9%
2014-15
30%
2015-16
24%
2016-17
32%
2017-18
21%
2018-19
30%
2019-20
17%
2020-21
16%
2021-22
16%
2022-23
10%
Average
20.50%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 51.80% for full-time students and 40.60% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DSCC from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
47%
30%
2014-15
52%
30%
2015-16
54%
26%
2016-17
51%
28%
2017-18
50%
47%
2018-19
49%
37%
2019-20
56%
55%
2020-21
54%
46%
2021-22
51%
47%
2022-23
54%
60%
Average
51.80%
40.60%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 20.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 23 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Dyersburg State Community College since 2023.