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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 83.00% where the last year rate was 81%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 90.00% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Gettysburg 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 83.00% where the current academic year rate is 81%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	84%	83%	84%
2014-15	84%	83%	84%
2015-16	83%	80%	86%
2016-17	87%	85%	88%
2017-18	84%	80%	87%
2018-19	82%	79%	84%
2019-20	80%	75%	84%
2020-21	84%	80%	87%
2021-22	81%	76%	86%
2022-23	81%	76%	86%
Average	83.00%	79.70%	85.60%

Gettysburg College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.80% where the current year rate is 14%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Gettysburg College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	3%
2014-15	2%
2015-16	15%
2016-17	12%
2017-18	14%
2018-19	15%
2019-20	16%
2020-21	13%
2021-22	14%
2022-23	14%
Average	11.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 90.00% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	88%	-
2014-15	89%	-
2015-16	91%	-
2016-17	90%	-
2017-18	90%	-
2018-19	90%	-
2019-20	92%	-
2020-21	90%	-
2021-22	91%	-
2022-23	89%	-
Average	90.00%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Gettysburg College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	9.60:1

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