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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 56.60% where the last year rate was 57%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.00% for full-time students and 50.90% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 56.60% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	55%	54%	56%
2014-15	56%	53%	57%
2015-16	52%	45%	58%
2016-17	55%	51%	58%
2017-18	55%	52%	57%
2018-19	58%	53%	61%
2019-20	59%	55%	61%
2020-21	59%	56%	62%
2021-22	60%	52%	64%
2022-23	57%	51%	60%
Average	56.60%	52.20%	59.40%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 28.00% where the current year rate is 25%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of South Dakota from 2013 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.00% for full-time students and 50.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at USD 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 15.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of South Dakota since 2023.

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