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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 68.20% where the last year rate was 66%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.90% for full-time students and 5.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 68.20% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	65%	56%	72%
2014-15	73%	69%	75%
2015-16	68%	63%	72%
2016-17	63%	55%	71%
2017-18	68%	64%	72%
2018-19	70%	68%	71%
2019-20	71%	73%	70%
2020-21	70%	66%	74%
2021-22	68%	62%	74%
2022-23	66%	63%	69%
Average	68.20%	63.90%	72.00%

Simpson College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.50% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Simpson College from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	5%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	0.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.90% for full-time students and 5.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	79%	-
2014-15	82%	-
2015-16	81%	50%
2016-17	77%	-
2017-18	80%	-
2018-19	77%	-
2019-20	78%	-
2020-21	77%	-
2021-22	70%	-
2022-23	78%	-
Average	77.90%	5.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Simpson College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	11.60:1

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