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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 71.00% where the last year rate was 83%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.30% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Shepherds 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 71.00% where the current academic year rate is 83%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	100%	100%	100%
2014-15	75%	86%	67%
2015-16	0%	0%	0%
2016-17	89%	100%	75%
2017-18	75%	75%	75%
2018-19	78%	73%	86%
2019-20	70%	81%	61%
2020-21	68%	70%	66%
2021-22	72%	66%	80%
2022-23	83%	79%	92%
Average	71.00%	73.00%	70.20%

Shepherds College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.90% where the current year rate is 2%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Shepherds College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2014-15	25%
2015-16	0%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	2%
2022-23	2%
Average	2.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.30% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	96%	-
2014-15	95%	-
2015-16	96%	-
2016-17	90%	-
2017-18	89%	-
2018-19	86%	-
2019-20	94%	-
2020-21	89%	-
2021-22	71%	-
2022-23	77%	-
Average	88.30%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 6.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 5 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Shepherds College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	5:1
2014-15	6:1
2015-16	5:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	7:1
2018-19	6:1
2019-20	6:1
2020-21	6:1
2021-22	5:1
2022-23	5:1
Average	6.10:1

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