Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at U of Sioux Falls

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 53.90% where the last year rate was 59%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.00% 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 53.90% where the current academic year rate is 59%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	47%	43%	51%
2014-15	53%	47%	59%
2015-16	55%	46%	64%
2016-17	53%	52%	54%
2017-18	49%	33%	61%
2018-19	46%	39%	52%
2019-20	63%	57%	67%
2020-21	57%	49%	62%
2021-22	57%	57%	58%
2022-23	59%	51%	63%
Average	53.90%	47.40%	59.10%

University of Sioux Falls Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.80% where the current year rate is 28%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of Sioux Falls from 2022 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2022-23	28%
Average	2.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.00% for full-time students and 46.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at U of Sioux Falls from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	66%	-
2014-15	72%	100%
2015-16	72%	29%
2016-17	70%	50%
2017-18	73%	45%
2018-19	73%	50%
2019-20	77%	25%
2020-21	79%	40%
2021-22	74%	29%
2022-23	74%	100%
Average	73.00%	46.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Sioux Falls since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	16:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	17:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	15.40:1

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