Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Fortis Institute-Nashville

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 54.20% where the last year rate was 49%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 58.60% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 54.20% where the current academic year rate is 49%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	52%	49%	52%
2014-15	53%	52%	54%
2015-16	58%	56%	60%
2016-17	55%	48%	61%
2017-18	48%	48%	48%
2018-19	52%	73%	42%
2019-20	55%	47%	58%
2020-21	62%	63%	61%
2021-22	58%	50%	63%
2022-23	49%	51%	47%
Average	54.20%	53.70%	54.60%

Fortis Institute-Nashville Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 58.60% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Fortis Institute-Nashville from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	58%	-
2014-15	57%	-
2015-16	57%	-
2016-17	62%	-
2017-18	59%	-
2018-19	57%	-
2019-20	66%	-
2020-21	60%	-
2021-22	49%	-
2022-23	61%	-
Average	58.60%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 21.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Fortis Institute-Nashville since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	27:1
2017-18	37:1
2018-19	19:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	21:1
2021-22	19:1
2022-23	18:1
Average	21.00:1

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