Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Sul Ross

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 25.60% where the last year rate was 26%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.80% for full-time students and 32.30% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Sul Ross do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 25.60% where the current academic year rate is 26%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	29%	17%	47%
2014-15	28%	22%	37%
2015-16	21%	13%	35%
2016-17	23%	17%	30%
2017-18	22%	17%	32%
2018-19	25%	19%	34%
2019-20	24%	20%	31%
2020-21	30%	23%	41%
2021-22	28%	21%	38%
2022-23	26%	18%	38%
Average	25.60%	18.70%	36.30%

Sul Ross State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 24.60% where the current year rate is 34%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Sul Ross State University from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	36%
2017-18	38%
2018-19	40%
2019-20	27%
2020-21	36%
2021-22	35%
2022-23	34%
Average	24.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.80% for full-time students and 32.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	48%	57%
2014-15	51%	25%
2015-16	59%	100%
2016-17	60%	26%
2017-18	58%	-
2018-19	48%	40%
2019-20	52%	-
2020-21	52%	-
2021-22	51%	50%
2022-23	49%	25%
Average	52.80%	32.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Sul Ross State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	13.10:1

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