Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at South Dakota State

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 56.30% where the last year rate was 59%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.90% for full-time students and 41.20% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 56.30% where the current academic year rate is 59%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	56%	52%	59%
2014-15	57%	55%	59%
2015-16	54%	52%	56%
2016-17	53%	50%	56%
2017-18	55%	51%	59%
2018-19	56%	53%	60%
2019-20	56%	53%	58%
2020-21	58%	54%	62%
2021-22	59%	55%	63%
2022-23	59%	55%	62%
Average	56.30%	53.00%	59.40%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.90% for full-time students and 41.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at South Dakota 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 17.10 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 South Dakota State University since 2023.

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