Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Purchase College

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 62.80% where the last year rate was 66%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.50% for full-time students and 46.80% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 62.80% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	60%	57%	61%
2014-15	67%	68%	67%
2015-16	58%	59%	57%
2016-17	62%	59%	64%
2017-18	67%	62%	69%
2018-19	63%	57%	67%
2019-20	61%	55%	65%
2020-21	61%	56%	64%
2021-22	63%	57%	67%
2022-23	66%	66%	66%
Average	62.80%	59.60%	64.70%

SUNY at Purchase College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 23.30% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at SUNY at Purchase College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	16%
2014-15	14%
2015-16	31%
2016-17	25%
2017-18	25%
2018-19	26%
2019-20	27%
2020-21	24%
2021-22	23%
2022-23	22%
Average	23.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.50% for full-time students and 46.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	82%	-
2014-15	79%	100%
2015-16	81%	33%
2016-17	81%	67%
2017-18	83%	33%
2018-19	81%	67%
2019-20	81%	55%
2020-21	79%	50%
2021-22	79%	63%
2022-23	79%	-
Average	80.50%	46.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at SUNY at Purchase College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	13.90:1

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