Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at SD Mines

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 50.40% where the last year rate was 55%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.60% for full-time students and 54.70% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 50.40% where the current academic year rate is 55%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46%	42%	58%
2014-15	54%	54%	52%
2015-16	51%	51%	51%
2016-17	48%	45%	59%
2017-18	51%	50%	54%
2018-19	50%	49%	55%
2019-20	48%	47%	56%
2020-21	49%	47%	61%
2021-22	52%	50%	59%
2022-23	55%	52%	68%
Average	50.40%	48.70%	57.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.50% where the current year rate is 5%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology from 2017 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.60% for full-time students and 54.70% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SD Mines 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 14.00 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 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology since 2023.

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