Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at North Arkansas

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 27.20% where the last year rate was 31%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.60% for full-time students and 39.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.20% where the current academic year rate is 31%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	24%	25%	22%
2014-15	23%	25%	20%
2015-16	23%	23%	24%
2016-17	29%	25%	34%
2017-18	33%	30%	36%
2018-19	31%	30%	32%
2019-20	23%	26%	21%
2020-21	27%	24%	29%
2021-22	28%	25%	31%
2022-23	31%	37%	26%
Average	27.20%	27.00%	27.50%

North Arkansas College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.10% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at North Arkansas College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	11%
2014-15	17%
2015-16	19%
2016-17	15%
2017-18	18%
2018-19	15%
2019-20	14%
2020-21	14%
2021-22	9%
2022-23	19%
Average	15.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.60% for full-time students and 39.20% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	51%	37%
2014-15	50%	38%
2015-16	56%	37%
2016-17	61%	51%
2017-18	52%	33%
2018-19	54%	46%
2019-20	53%	34%
2020-21	58%	55%
2021-22	56%	33%
2022-23	55%	28%
Average	54.60%	39.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at North Arkansas College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	14.30:1

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