Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at K-State

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 63.80% where the last year rate was 68%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.60% for full-time students and 47.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 63.80% where the current academic year rate is 68%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	59%	56%	63%
2014-15	59%	55%	62%
2015-16	62%	58%	65%
2016-17	63%	61%	65%
2017-18	63%	61%	65%
2018-19	64%	62%	66%
2019-20	65%	61%	69%
2020-21	67%	63%	71%
2021-22	68%	65%	71%
2022-23	68%	67%	69%
Average	63.80%	60.90%	66.60%

Kansas State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.60% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Kansas State University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	26%
2014-15	26%
2015-16	25%
2016-17	24%
2017-18	25%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	1%
2021-22	20%
2022-23	19%
Average	16.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.60% for full-time students and 47.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at K-State from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	81%	44%
2014-15	83%	54%
2015-16	83%	62%
2016-17	85%	39%
2017-18	84%	42%
2018-19	85%	55%
2019-20	86%	39%
2020-21	87%	43%
2021-22	86%	55%
2022-23	86%	39%
Average	84.60%	47.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.40 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 Kansas State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	19:1
2014-15	19:1
2015-16	19:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	18:1
2021-22	19:1
2022-23	18:1
Average	18.40:1

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