Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Ferris State

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 45.70% where the last year rate was 49%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.80% for full-time students and 54.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 45.70% where the current academic year rate is 49%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43%	42%	45%
2014-15	43%	43%	43%
2015-16	41%	41%	40%
2016-17	43%	42%	43%
2017-18	45%	46%	44%
2018-19	49%	46%	52%
2019-20	47%	45%	48%
2020-21	50%	49%	50%
2021-22	47%	45%	50%
2022-23	49%	51%	47%
Average	45.70%	45.00%	46.20%

Ferris State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 24.30% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Ferris State University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	29%
2014-15	31%
2015-16	31%
2016-17	30%
2017-18	30%
2018-19	26%
2019-20	26%
2020-21	23%
2021-22	10%
2022-23	7%
Average	24.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.80% for full-time students and 54.20% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	77%	44%
2014-15	72%	62%
2015-16	80%	49%
2016-17	75%	67%
2017-18	79%	54%
2018-19	76%	61%
2019-20	76%	64%
2020-21	79%	44%
2021-22	77%	47%
2022-23	77%	50%
Average	76.80%	54.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.70 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 Ferris State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	16:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	15.70:1

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