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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 66.60% where the last year rate was 83%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.60% for full-time students and 58.80% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Penn State 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 66.60% where the current academic year rate is 83%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	85%	82%	87%
2014-15	86%	83%	89%
2015-16	86%	83%	89%
2016-17	86%	82%	89%
2017-18	85%	82%	88%
2018-19	85%	82%	88%
2019-20	70%	69%	72%
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	83%	80%	86%
Average	66.60%	64.30%	68.80%

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.10% where the current year rate is 1%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus from 2020 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2020-21	-
2021-22	-
2022-23	1%
Average	0.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.60% for full-time students and 58.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	92%	80%
2014-15	93%	79%
2015-16	93%	85%
2016-17	93%	84%
2017-18	93%	80%
2018-19	93%	68%
2019-20	88%	45%
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	91%	67%
Average	73.60%	58.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	16:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	-
2021-22	-
2022-23	15:1
Average	12.60:1

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