Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Chesapeake
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 19.91% where the last year rate was 28%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.91% for full-time students and 42.27% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 19.91% where the current academic year rate is 28%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Chesapeake College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
13%
15%
11%
2013-14
13%
13%
12%
2014-15
18%
15%
20%
2015-16
16%
17%
16%
2016-17
14%
12%
16%
2017-18
18%
12%
22%
2018-19
25%
18%
31%
2019-20
22%
20%
25%
2020-21
27%
27%
27%
2021-22
25%
19%
32%
2022-23
28%
28%
28%
Average
19.91%
17.82%
21.82%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 27.00% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Chesapeake College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
26%
2013-14
24%
2014-15
30%
2015-16
33%
2016-17
28%
2017-18
30%
2018-19
32%
2019-20
22%
2020-21
28%
2021-22
22%
2022-23
22%
Average
27.00%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.91% for full-time students and 42.27% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Chesapeake from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
57%
39%
2013-14
52%
40%
2014-15
56%
42%
2015-16
59%
39%
2016-17
53%
44%
2017-18
61%
36%
2018-19
62%
41%
2019-20
52%
52%
2020-21
58%
43%
2021-22
55%
46%
2022-23
61%
43%
Average
56.91%
42.27%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 16.91 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 Chesapeake College since 2023.