How CDU's Graduation Rate Changes

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

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2014-2023) is 0.00% where the last year rate was 0%. The average retention rate of the last 10 years is 11.11% for full-time students and 18.56% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at CDU do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 10 years is 0.00% where the current academic year rate is 0%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Catholic Distance University over the past 10 years (2014-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	0%	0%	0%
2015-16	%	%	%
2016-17	0%	0%	0%
2017-18	0%	0%	0%
2018-19	0%	0%	0%
2019-20	0%	0%	0%
2020-21	0%	0%	0%
2021-22	0%	0%	0%
2022-23	0%	0%	0%

Catholic Distance University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 10 years is 11.11% for full-time students and 18.56% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CDU from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2014-15	-	-
2015-16	-	-
2016-17	-	-
2017-18	-	-
2018-19	-	-
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	100%
2021-22	100%	67%
2022-23	-	-
Average	11.11%	18.56%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 10 years is 4.44 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 3 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Catholic Distance University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2014-15	9:1
2015-16	:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	5:1
2018-19	3:1
2019-20	4:1
2020-21	4:1
2021-22	3:1
2022-23	3:1
Average	4.44:1

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