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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 53.10% where the last year rate was 55%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.60% for full-time students and 37.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 53.10% where the current academic year rate is 55%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46%	39%	50%
2014-15	46%	39%	50%
2015-16	50%	43%	54%
2016-17	52%	46%	57%
2017-18	52%	48%	54%
2018-19	58%	55%	60%
2019-20	57%	52%	59%
2020-21	59%	55%	61%
2021-22	56%	48%	61%
2022-23	55%	52%	57%
Average	53.10%	47.70%	56.30%

Salem State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.60% for full-time students and 37.20% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	78%	44%
2014-15	81%	38%
2015-16	80%	43%
2016-17	79%	45%
2017-18	77%	7%
2018-19	74%	25%
2019-20	73%	29%
2020-21	74%	57%
2021-22	75%	45%
2022-23	75%	39%
Average	76.60%	37.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.00 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 Salem State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	14.00:1

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