Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at SUNY Potsdam

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 52.90% where the last year rate was 49%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.90% for full-time students and 16.70% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 52.90% where the current academic year rate is 49%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	51%	46%	56%
2014-15	54%	45%	60%
2015-16	55%	44%	63%
2016-17	52%	47%	55%
2017-18	53%	49%	55%
2018-19	56%	53%	58%
2019-20	60%	55%	64%
2020-21	50%	43%	55%
2021-22	49%	44%	53%
2022-23	49%	45%	52%
Average	52.90%	47.10%	57.10%

SUNY College at Potsdam Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 31.30% where the current year rate is 31%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at SUNY College at Potsdam from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	28%
2014-15	27%
2015-16	32%
2016-17	35%
2017-18	34%
2018-19	32%
2019-20	28%
2020-21	34%
2021-22	32%
2022-23	31%
Average	31.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.90% for full-time students and 16.70% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	74%	20%
2014-15	80%	67%
2015-16	75%	30%
2016-17	75%	-
2017-18	75%	25%
2018-19	75%	25%
2019-20	73%	-
2020-21	80%	-
2021-22	67%	-
2022-23	75%	-
Average	74.90%	16.70%

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 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at SUNY College at Potsdam since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	11.60:1

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