District of Columbia Colleges Graduation Rate Trends

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 56.09% where the current academic year rate is 56%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at District of Columbia Colleges over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	54%	59%	57%
2013-14	53%	63%	56%
2014-15	49%	49%	50%
2015-16	56%	52%	60%
2016-17	56%	51%	60%
2017-18	57%	57%	59%
2018-19	57%	59%	59%
2019-20	61%	61%	63%
2020-21	57%	63%	65%
2021-22	61%	60%	63%
2022-23	56%	59%	59%
Average	56.09%	57.55%	59.18%

Graduation Rate Changes of District of Columbia Colleges

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 20.36% where the current year rate is 21%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at District of Columbia Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	13%
2013-14	20%
2014-15	14%
2015-16	23%
2016-17	21%
2017-18	21%
2018-19	25%
2019-20	22%
2020-21	24%
2021-22	20%
2022-23	21%
Average	20.36%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of District of Columbia Colleges

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 75.82% for full-time students and 52.64% for part-time students. The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at District of Columbia Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	80%	41%
2013-14	73%	46%
2014-15	74%	53%
2015-16	71%	62%
2016-17	70%	48%
2017-18	73%	55%
2018-19	74%	58%
2019-20	77%	55%
2020-21	81%	44%
2021-22	82%	64%
2022-23	79%	53%
Average	75.82%	52.64%

Retention Rate Changes of District of Columbia Colleges

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.18 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at District of Columbia Colleges since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	10:1
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	12.18:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of District of Columbia Colleges

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for District of Columbia Colleges