Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Carl Sandburg
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 33.09% where the last year rate was 42%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 59.73% for full-time students and 37.55% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 33.09% where the current academic year rate is 42%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Carl Sandburg College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
25%
16%
34%
2013-14
26%
21%
29%
2014-15
23%
25%
21%
2015-16
27%
23%
30%
2016-17
34%
36%
31%
2017-18
31%
27%
34%
2018-19
35%
33%
38%
2019-20
42%
39%
45%
2020-21
36%
32%
40%
2021-22
43%
41%
46%
2022-23
42%
46%
37%
Average
33.09%
30.82%
35.00%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 18.55% where the current year rate is 9%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Carl Sandburg College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
21%
2013-14
25%
2014-15
25%
2015-16
19%
2016-17
20%
2017-18
24%
2018-19
18%
2019-20
15%
2020-21
15%
2021-22
13%
2022-23
9%
Average
18.55%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 59.73% for full-time students and 37.55% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Carl Sandburg from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
55%
40%
2013-14
51%
30%
2014-15
61%
35%
2015-16
59%
35%
2016-17
59%
27%
2017-18
65%
32%
2018-19
56%
39%
2019-20
66%
51%
2020-21
59%
43%
2021-22
60%
33%
2022-23
66%
48%
Average
59.73%
37.55%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 15.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Carl Sandburg College since 2023.