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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 77.80% where the last year rate was 83%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.50% for full-time students and 58.00% for part-time students.

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

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 77.80% where the current academic year rate is 83%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	70%	53%	73%
2014-15	74%	64%	76%
2015-16	75%	68%	76%
2016-17	77%	75%	78%
2017-18	77%	69%	78%
2018-19	78%	67%	80%
2019-20	79%	67%	81%
2020-21	83%	71%	84%
2021-22	82%	68%	84%
2022-23	83%	75%	84%
Average	77.80%	67.70%	79.40%

Fashion Institute of Technology Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 10.00% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Fashion Institute of Technology from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	5%
2014-15	13%
2015-16	14%
2016-17	13%
2017-18	12%
2018-19	11%
2019-20	10%
2020-21	6%
2021-22	8%
2022-23	8%
Average	10.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.50% for full-time students and 58.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	88%	70%
2014-15	89%	56%
2015-16	90%	63%
2016-17	89%	75%
2017-18	89%	44%
2018-19	89%	33%
2019-20	89%	82%
2020-21	88%	60%
2021-22	86%	49%
2022-23	88%	48%
Average	88.50%	58.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Fashion Institute of Technology since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	17:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	16.70:1

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