Louisiana Colleges Graduation Rate Trends

Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Louisiana Colleges

There are 38 active four-years colleges and universities in Louisiana - 21 public and 17 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Louisiana is 47%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 43% to 47%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 15 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 16 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 43.70% where the current academic year rate is 47%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Louisiana Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43%	40%	44%
2014-15	43%	38%	43%
2015-16	40%	36%	44%
2016-17	43%	38%	46%
2017-18	42%	38%	45%
2018-19	44%	39%	46%
2019-20	46%	41%	49%
2020-21	45%	40%	47%
2021-22	44%	40%	47%
2022-23	47%	39%	50%
Average	43.70%	38.90%	46.10%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 27.10% where the current year rate is 29%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Louisiana Colleges from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	28%
2014-15	24%
2015-16	23%
2016-17	28%
2017-18	28%
2018-19	28%
2019-20	28%
2020-21	27%
2021-22	28%
2022-23	29%
Average	27.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.10% for full-time students and 46.90% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Louisiana Colleges from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	68%	42%
2014-15	72%	47%
2015-16	73%	50%
2016-17	68%	48%
2017-18	69%	40%
2018-19	72%	53%
2019-20	70%	46%
2020-21	71%	40%
2021-22	69%	49%
2022-23	69%	54%
Average	70.10%	46.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.20 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 Louisiana Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	15.20:1

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