The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 23.10% where the last year rate was 35%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.10% for full-time students and 44.10% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 23.10% where the current academic year rate is 35%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Chesapeake College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 21% | 14% | 25% |
| 2024-25 | 35% | 26% | 41% |
| Average | 23.10% | 19.30% | 26.30% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 26.90% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Chesapeake College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 33% |
| 2016-17 | 28% |
| 2017-18 | 30% |
| 2018-19 | 32% |
| 2019-20 | 22% |
| 2020-21 | 28% |
| 2021-22 | 22% |
| 2022-23 | 22% |
| 2023-24 | 28% |
| 2024-25 | 24% |
| Average | 26.90% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.10% for full-time students and 44.10% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Chesapeake from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 67% | 47% |
| 2024-25 | 63% | 50% |
| Average | 59.10% | 44.10% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.90 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 Chesapeake College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 18:1 |
| 2016-17 | 19:1 |
| 2017-18 | 16:1 |
| 2018-19 | 17:1 |
| 2019-20 | 15:1 |
| 2020-21 | 14:1 |
| 2021-22 | 15:1 |
| 2022-23 | 15:1 |
| 2023-24 | 14:1 |
| 2024-25 | 16:1 |
| Average | 15.90:1 |
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