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

The average graduation rate over the past 9 years (2015-2023) is 84.63% where the last year rate was 86%. The average retention rate of the last 9 years is 94.63% for full-time students and 18.38% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Hillsdale keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 9 years is 84.63% where the current academic year rate is 86%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Hillsdale College over the past 9 years (2015-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	77%	78%	77%
2016-17	83%	78%	87%
2017-18	85%	84%	85%
2018-19	87%	82%	91%
2019-20	85%	85%	85%
2020-21	87%	86%	89%
2021-22	87%	88%	86%
2022-23	86%	85%	88%
Average	84.63%	83.25%	86.00%

Hillsdale College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 9 years is 4.75% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Hillsdale College from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	6%
2017-18	6%
2018-19	7%
2019-20	5%
2020-21	5%
2021-22	3%
2022-23	6%
Average	4.75%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 9 years is 94.63% for full-time students and 18.38% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Hillsdale from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2015-16	96%	-
2016-17	94%	-
2017-18	93%	-
2018-19	91%	-
2019-20	96%	-
2020-21	97%	67%
2021-22	94%	80%
2022-23	96%	-
Average	94.63%	18.38%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 9 years is 8.88 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Hillsdale College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	8:1
2022-23	8:1
Average	8.88:1

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