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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 77.60% where the last year rate was 76%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 87.50% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 77.60% where the current academic year rate is 76%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	66%	64%	70%
2014-15	88%	82%	93%
2015-16	80%	72%	85%
2016-17	68%	63%	73%
2017-18	84%	88%	82%
2018-19	75%	71%	79%
2019-20	79%	72%	84%
2020-21	75%	69%	82%
2021-22	85%	86%	85%
2022-23	76%	80%	73%
Average	77.60%	74.70%	80.60%

Principia College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 87.50% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	87%	100%
2014-15	90%	-
2015-16	88%	-
2016-17	91%	-
2017-18	88%	-
2018-19	88%	-
2019-20	94%	-
2020-21	86%	-
2021-22	81%	-
2022-23	82%	-
Average	87.50%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 6.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 6 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Principia College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	8:1
2014-15	7:1
2015-16	6:1
2016-17	7:1
2017-18	6:1
2018-19	6:1
2019-20	7:1
2020-21	5:1
2021-22	5:1
2022-23	6:1
Average	6.30:1

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