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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 58.90% where the last year rate was 59%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.20% for full-time students and 48.10% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 58.90% where the current academic year rate is 59%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	54%	50%	56%
2014-15	55%	51%	58%
2015-16	59%	57%	59%
2016-17	61%	54%	66%
2017-18	58%	54%	61%
2018-19	63%	55%	67%
2019-20	61%	56%	64%
2020-21	60%	52%	63%
2021-22	59%	50%	64%
2022-23	59%	54%	62%
Average	58.90%	53.30%	62.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 7.00% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Sonoma State University from 2013 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.20% for full-time students and 48.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Sonoma 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 22.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Sonoma State University since 2023.

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