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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 91.20% where the last year rate was 91%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.10% for full-time students and 30.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, most students at Vassar keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 91.20% where the current academic year rate is 91%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	94%	93%	94%
2014-15	92%	92%	92%
2015-16	91%	86%	94%
2016-17	91%	89%	93%
2017-18	91%	89%	92%
2018-19	92%	91%	93%
2019-20	91%	90%	91%
2020-21	87%	86%	88%
2021-22	92%	91%	93%
2022-23	91%	88%	94%
Average	91.20%	89.50%	92.40%

Vassar College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.90% where the current year rate is 5%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Vassar College from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	6%
2018-19	6%
2019-20	3%
2020-21	8%
2021-22	1%
2022-23	5%
Average	2.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 95.10% for full-time students and 30.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	96%	100%
2014-15	95%	-
2015-16	94%	-
2016-17	96%	-
2017-18	96%	100%
2018-19	96%	-
2019-20	96%	-
2020-21	93%	100%
2021-22	95%	-
2022-23	94%	-
Average	95.10%	30.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 7.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 7 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Vassar College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	8:1
2014-15	8:1
2015-16	8:1
2016-17	8:1
2017-18	8:1
2018-19	8:1
2019-20	8:1
2020-21	8:1
2021-22	8:1
2022-23	7:1
Average	7.90:1

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