Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Williston State

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 36.40% where the last year rate was 33%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.60% for full-time students and 21.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 36.40% where the current academic year rate is 33%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37%	42%	33%
2014-15	35%	27%	47%
2015-16	41%	32%	48%
2016-17	27%	21%	35%
2017-18	39%	38%	41%
2018-19	39%	37%	41%
2019-20	35%	33%	36%
2020-21	37%	36%	39%
2021-22	41%	36%	45%
2022-23	33%	26%	38%
Average	36.40%	32.80%	40.30%

Williston State College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.40% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Williston State College from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	16%
2018-19	13%
2019-20	20%
2020-21	9%
2021-22	13%
2022-23	13%
Average	8.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 55.60% for full-time students and 21.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	58%	15%
2014-15	47%	10%
2015-16	57%	21%
2016-17	57%	13%
2017-18	59%	29%
2018-19	56%	19%
2019-20	55%	35%
2020-21	55%	13%
2021-22	52%	27%
2022-23	60%	31%
Average	55.60%	21.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 21.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Williston State College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	23:1
2016-17	21:1
2017-18	25:1
2018-19	25:1
2019-20	25:1
2020-21	23:1
2021-22	21:1
2022-23	20:1
Average	21.70:1

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