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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 24.20% where the last year rate was 5%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.30% for full-time students and 46.50% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 24.20% where the current academic year rate is 5%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	22%	20%	25%
2014-15	40%	0%	62%
2015-16	31%	50%	20%
2016-17	21%	0%	27%
2017-18	21%	13%	25%
2018-19	35%	29%	38%
2019-20	41%	25%	50%
2020-21	15%	10%	23%
2021-22	11%	28%	0%
2022-23	5%	7%	0%
Average	24.20%	18.20%	27.00%

Peirce College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 26.50% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Peirce College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	44%
2014-15	20%
2015-16	31%
2016-17	21%
2017-18	25%
2018-19	48%
2019-20	16%
2020-21	28%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	10%
Average	26.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.30% for full-time students and 46.50% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	63%	30%
2014-15	100%	31%
2015-16	50%	30%
2016-17	100%	47%
2017-18	100%	100%
2018-19	-	100%
2019-20	50%	44%
2020-21	100%	50%
2021-22	100%	33%
2022-23	100%	-
Average	76.30%	46.50%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Peirce College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	12.20:1

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