How NOVA's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 26.18% where the current academic year rate is 35%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Northern Virginia Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	22%	17%	27%
2013-14	23%	20%	26%
2014-15	23%	19%	27%
2015-16	23%	19%	26%
2016-17	24%	20%	28%
2017-18	25%	22%	28%
2018-19	26%	23%	30%
2019-20	26%	24%	29%
2020-21	29%	25%	33%
2021-22	32%	28%	37%
2022-23	35%	32%	38%
Average	26.18%	22.64%	29.91%

Graduation Rate Changes of Northern Virginia Community College

Northern Virginia Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 14.91% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northern Virginia Community College from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	11%
2013-14	16%
2014-15	15%
2015-16	16%
2016-17	16%
2017-18	16%
2018-19	16%
2019-20	16%
2020-21	14%
2021-22	15%
2022-23	13%
Average	14.91%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Northern Virginia Community College

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 71.36% for full-time students and 50.36% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NOVA from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	72%	49%
2013-14	70%	45%
2014-15	69%	48%
2015-16	72%	49%
2016-17	73%	48%
2017-18	73%	52%
2018-19	72%	53%
2019-20	71%	52%
2020-21	73%	53%
2021-22	69%	52%
2022-23	71%	53%
Average	71.36%	50.36%

Retention Rate Changes of Northern Virginia Community College

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 25.45 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 28 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northern Virginia Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	24:1
2013-14	22:1
2014-15	24:1
2015-16	25:1
2016-17	25:1
2017-18	26:1
2018-19	25:1
2019-20	25:1
2020-21	28:1
2021-22	28:1
2022-23	28:1
Average	25.45:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Northern Virginia Community College

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

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

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