Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Wabash Valley

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 54.90% where the last year rate was 57%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 67.30% for full-time students and 29.80% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 54.90% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	44%	37%	57%
2014-15	58%	58%	58%
2015-16	54%	56%	52%
2016-17	56%	54%	58%
2017-18	55%	60%	48%
2018-19	57%	59%	54%
2019-20	52%	56%	46%
2020-21	61%	55%	69%
2021-22	55%	57%	54%
2022-23	57%	54%	60%
Average	54.90%	54.60%	55.60%

Wabash Valley College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 22.70% where the current year rate is 28%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Wabash Valley College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	32%
2014-15	17%
2015-16	17%
2016-17	19%
2017-18	26%
2018-19	20%
2019-20	27%
2020-21	20%
2021-22	21%
2022-23	28%
Average	22.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 67.30% for full-time students and 29.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	62%	7%
2014-15	67%	14%
2015-16	62%	11%
2016-17	73%	48%
2017-18	63%	27%
2018-19	67%	17%
2019-20	67%	57%
2020-21	68%	17%
2021-22	72%	33%
2022-23	72%	67%
Average	67.30%	29.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 27.30 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 Wabash Valley College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	35:1
2014-15	34:1
2015-16	32:1
2016-17	33:1
2017-18	31:1
2018-19	27:1
2019-20	24:1
2020-21	26:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	17:1
Average	27.30:1

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