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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 74.20% where the last year rate was 74%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 83.60% 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 74.20% where the current academic year rate is 74%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	71%	0%	71%
2014-15	67%	0%	67%
2015-16	74%	0%	74%
2016-17	74%	0%	74%
2017-18	73%	0%	73%
2018-19	80%	0%	80%
2019-20	80%	0%	80%
2020-21	79%	0%	79%
2021-22	70%	0%	70%
2022-23	74%	0%	74%
Average	74.20%	0.00%	74.20%

Simmons University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.00% where the current year rate is 2%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Simmons University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	25%
2014-15	14%
2015-16	11%
2016-17	8%
2017-18	10%
2018-19	7%
2019-20	11%
2020-21	11%
2021-22	11%
2022-23	2%
Average	11.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 83.60% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	86%	-
2014-15	86%	-
2015-16	85%	-
2016-17	83%	-
2017-18	82%	-
2018-19	80%	100%
2019-20	83%	-
2020-21	84%	-
2021-22	86%	-
2022-23	81%	-
Average	83.60%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 7 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Simmons University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	7:1
2016-17	7:1
2017-18	8:1
2018-19	6:1
2019-20	8:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	7:1
Average	8.10:1

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