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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 43.50% where the last year rate was 44%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.50% for full-time students and 48.90% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 43.50% where the current academic year rate is 44%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37%	30%	43%
2014-15	40%	42%	39%
2015-16	43%	39%	46%
2016-17	43%	33%	49%
2017-18	37%	28%	44%
2018-19	46%	37%	53%
2019-20	45%	32%	52%
2020-21	54%	47%	58%
2021-22	46%	37%	54%
2022-23	44%	34%	52%
Average	43.50%	35.90%	49.00%

Minot State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 19.00% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Minot State University from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	25%
2016-17	21%
2017-18	26%
2018-19	25%
2019-20	22%
2020-21	21%
2021-22	26%
2022-23	24%
Average	19.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.50% for full-time students and 48.90% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	68%	48%
2014-15	67%	52%
2015-16	75%	40%
2016-17	70%	64%
2017-18	69%	68%
2018-19	70%	50%
2019-20	72%	38%
2020-21	71%	33%
2021-22	73%	41%
2022-23	70%	55%
Average	70.50%	48.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.60 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 Minot State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	11.60:1

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