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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 70.30% where the last year rate was 69%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.10% for full-time students and 61.60% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 70.30% where the current academic year rate is 69%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	65%	61%	68%
2014-15	68%	64%	70%
2015-16	70%	64%	74%
2016-17	71%	65%	74%
2017-18	72%	67%	74%
2018-19	73%	70%	74%
2019-20	70%	67%	72%
2020-21	73%	69%	75%
2021-22	72%	65%	75%
2022-23	69%	63%	73%
Average	70.30%	65.50%	72.90%

Towson University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 19.40% where the current year rate is 20%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Towson University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	13%
2014-15	22%
2015-16	21%
2016-17	21%
2017-18	20%
2018-19	20%
2019-20	20%
2020-21	19%
2021-22	18%
2022-23	20%
Average	19.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.10% for full-time students and 61.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	86%	100%
2014-15	86%	100%
2015-16	86%	-
2016-17	85%	17%
2017-18	85%	80%
2018-19	85%	67%
2019-20	86%	83%
2020-21	85%	50%
2021-22	85%	71%
2022-23	82%	48%
Average	85.10%	61.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Towson University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	16.50:1

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