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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 52.80% where the last year rate was 54%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 69.30% for full-time students and 54.90% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 52.80% where the current academic year rate is 54%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	48%	48%	50%
2014-15	55%	52%	63%
2015-16	48%	47%	51%
2016-17	48%	50%	45%
2017-18	52%	51%	55%
2018-19	51%	56%	41%
2019-20	54%	52%	60%
2020-21	64%	61%	69%
2021-22	54%	53%	56%
2022-23	54%	49%	63%
Average	52.80%	51.90%	55.30%

Vermont State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 12.60% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Vermont State University from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	18%
2016-17	14%
2017-18	20%
2018-19	18%
2019-20	15%
2020-21	13%
2021-22	15%
2022-23	13%
Average	12.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 69.30% for full-time students and 54.90% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	70%	50%
2014-15	71%	67%
2015-16	78%	100%
2016-17	70%	-
2017-18	66%	83%
2018-19	77%	71%
2019-20	69%	20%
2020-21	65%	75%
2021-22	60%	50%
2022-23	67%	33%
Average	69.30%	54.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Vermont State University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	8:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	10.00:1

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