Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Penn Commercial

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 83.50% where the last year rate was 87%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.80% (all full-time students).

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

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 83.50% where the current academic year rate is 87%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	92%	90%	92%
2014-15	90%	88%	91%
2015-16	94%	80%	99%
2016-17	95%	88%	98%
2017-18	97%	93%	99%
2018-19	95%	95%	94%
2019-20	50%	72%	42%
2020-21	66%	80%	58%
2021-22	69%	72%	67%
2022-23	87%	86%	88%
Average	83.50%	84.40%	82.80%

Penn Commercial Business/Technical School Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.20% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School from 2019 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2019-20	2%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	0.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.80% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	69%	-
2014-15	67%	-
2015-16	61%	-
2016-17	73%	-
2017-18	63%	-
2018-19	69%	-
2019-20	77%	-
2020-21	79%	-
2021-22	73%	-
2022-23	87%	-
Average	71.80%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.70 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 Penn Commercial Business/Technical School since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	8:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	11.70:1

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