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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 44.60% where the last year rate was 47%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 67.60% for full-time students and 38.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 44.60% where the current academic year rate is 47%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	38%	34%	42%
2014-15	40%	32%	46%
2015-16	48%	42%	52%
2016-17	46%	43%	49%
2017-18	42%	32%	50%
2018-19	48%	42%	53%
2019-20	48%	40%	55%
2020-21	45%	38%	50%
2021-22	44%	39%	47%
2022-23	47%	41%	52%
Average	44.60%	38.30%	49.60%

Shepherd University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	13%
2014-15	11%
2015-16	13%
2016-17	12%
2017-18	11%
2018-19	12%
2019-20	12%
2020-21	13%
2021-22	10%
2022-23	10%
Average	11.70%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	68%	22%
2014-15	68%	63%
2015-16	66%	38%
2016-17	60%	29%
2017-18	65%	40%
2018-19	69%	50%
2019-20	71%	22%
2020-21	73%	29%
2021-22	66%	33%
2022-23	70%	57%
Average	67.60%	38.30%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	15.20:1

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

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes