Student Outcomes and Academic Quality Indicators
First cycle of studies
Retention of students in the first cycle of studies*
Retention rate | |
Fall 2018 | 80,1% |
Fall 2019 | 73,7% |
Fall 2020 | 71,2% |
Fall 2021 | 71,8% |
Fall 2022 | 69,1% |
Fall 2019 | 72,9% |
Fall 2024 | 75,2% |
Fall 2025 | 64,4% |
Average | 72,3% |
*Retention represents the proportion of students who continue their studies and re-enroll at the Faculty of Economics – Skopje from one academic year to the next.
Time to degree and graduation rate on the first cycle of studies
Time to degree (in years) | Graduation rate | |
Enrolled 2014 | 4,62 | 59,3% |
Enrolled 2015 | 4,71 | 52,5% |
Enrolled 2016 | 4,75 | 51,0% |
Enrolled 2017 | 4,88 | 49,9% |
Enrolled 2018 | 4,64 | 41,4% |
Enrolled 2019 | 4,34 | 39,1% |
Enrolled 2020 | 4,15 | 29,0% |
Average | 4,59 | 46% |
Decomposition of the graduation period
Graduated in the period of | % of the total number of graduates |
4 years | 31,9% |
4,5 years | 31,0% |
5 years | 12,1% |
6 years | 13,9% |
7years | 5,9% |
8 years | 4,8% |
9 years | 0,2% |
10 years | 0,2% |
100,0% |
Second cycle of studies
Time to degree and graduation on the second cycle of studies
Time to degree (in years) | Graduation rate | |
Enrolled 2015 | 3,44 | 47,5% |
Enrolled 2016 | 3,45 | 42,1% |
Enrolled 2017 | 3,56 | 40,9% |
Enrolled 2018 | 3,29 | 43,9% |
Enrolled 2019 | 3,00 | 39,7% |
Enrolled 2020 | 3,03 | 41,0% |
Enrolled 2021 | 3,05 | 33,3% |
Enrolled 2022 | 2,16 | 33,3% |
8y average | 3,12 | 40,2% |
Third cycle of studies
Time to degree and graduation on the third cycle of studies
Time to degree (in years) | Graduation rate | |
Enrolled 2012 | 6,4 | 54,5% |
Enrolled 2013 | 3,7 | 50,0% |
Enrolled 2014 | 5,7 | 60,0% |
Enrolled 2017 | 5,5 | 70,8% |
Enrolled 2018 | 4,5 | 72,7% |
Enrolled 2019 | 4,0 | 20,0% |
Enrolled 2020 | 3,3 | 33,3% |
Average | 4,97 | 51,6% |