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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 77.30% where the last year rate was 76%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.60% for full-time students and 25.00% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 77.30% where the current academic year rate is 76%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	73%	71%	74%
2014-15	78%	78%	78%
2015-16	75%	71%	79%
2016-17	78%	76%	80%
2017-18	79%	77%	80%
2018-19	78%	76%	80%
2019-20	81%	77%	84%
2020-21	77%	77%	77%
2021-22	78%	76%	79%
2022-23	76%	74%	77%
Average	77.30%	75.30%	78.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.60% for full-time students and 25.00% for part-time students.

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

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.00 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 Drake University since 2023.

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