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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 56.20% where the last year rate was 56%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.70% for full-time students and 56.00% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 56.20% where the current academic year rate is 56%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	50%	44%	56%
2014-15	57%	51%	61%
2015-16	53%	49%	57%
2016-17	54%	50%	57%
2017-18	60%	55%	63%
2018-19	61%	54%	67%
2019-20	57%	52%	61%
2020-21	57%	53%	61%
2021-22	57%	54%	59%
2022-23	56%	51%	60%
Average	56.20%	51.30%	60.20%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.60% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Fitchburg State University from 2016 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.70% for full-time students and 56.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Fitchburg State 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 13.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Fitchburg State University since 2023.

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