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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 63.60% where the last year rate was 68%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.10% for full-time students and 59.50% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 63.60% where the current academic year rate is 68%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	58%	59%	58%
2014-15	65%	63%	66%
2015-16	57%	53%	60%
2016-17	59%	57%	61%
2017-18	63%	59%	66%
2018-19	64%	59%	67%
2019-20	67%	65%	68%
2020-21	68%	59%	73%
2021-22	67%	64%	69%
2022-23	68%	63%	71%
Average	63.60%	60.10%	65.90%

Florida Southern College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 6.80% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Florida Southern College from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	34%
2016-17	34%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	6.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.10% for full-time students and 59.50% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	78%	-
2014-15	81%	100%
2015-16	80%	75%
2016-17	81%	-
2017-18	80%	40%
2018-19	82%	100%
2019-20	82%	80%
2020-21	81%	100%
2021-22	79%	100%
2022-23	77%	-
Average	80.10%	59.50%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Florida Southern College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	14.10:1

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