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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 51.60% where the last year rate was 59%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.90% for full-time students and 48.50% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 51.60% where the current academic year rate is 59%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46%	39%	50%
2014-15	39%	36%	43%
2015-16	43%	57%	28%
2016-17	41%	53%	32%
2017-18	48%	52%	45%
2018-19	53%	60%	49%
2019-20	53%	57%	50%
2020-21	72%	68%	74%
2021-22	62%	60%	64%
2022-23	59%	50%	66%
Average	51.60%	53.20%	50.10%

Welch College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 6.10% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Welch College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	12%
2014-15	3%
2015-16	4%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	19%
2018-19	3%
2019-20	8%
2020-21	4%
2021-22	8%
2022-23	0%
Average	6.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.90% for full-time students and 48.50% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	72%	100%
2014-15	73%	-
2015-16	86%	40%
2016-17	80%	-
2017-18	79%	-
2018-19	64%	71%
2019-20	73%	100%
2020-21	70%	63%
2021-22	72%	54%
2022-23	70%	57%
Average	73.90%	48.50%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Welch College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	8:1
2016-17	8:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	8:1
2022-23	8:1
Average	8.90:1

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