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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 52.50% where the last year rate was 45%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.90% for full-time students and 6.70% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 52.50% where the current academic year rate is 45%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	59%	50%	59%
2014-15	49%	80%	48%
2015-16	55%	67%	55%
2016-17	48%	83%	47%
2017-18	61%	0%	61%
2018-19	50%	0%	50%
2019-20	46%	0%	46%
2020-21	59%	0%	59%
2021-22	53%	0%	53%
2022-23	45%	0%	45%
Average	52.50%	28.00%	52.30%

Stephens College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.70% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Stephens College from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	27%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	2.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.90% for full-time students and 6.70% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	67%	-
2014-15	61%	-
2015-16	72%	-
2016-17	68%	-
2017-18	61%	-
2018-19	64%	-
2019-20	63%	-
2020-21	77%	-
2021-22	63%	-
2022-23	63%	67%
Average	65.90%	6.70%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Stephens College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	9:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	8:1
2022-23	8:1
Average	9.40:1

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