Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at COD
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 20.18% where the last year rate was 22%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 68.55% for full-time students and 49.73% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 20.18% where the current academic year rate is 22%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at College of DuPage over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
13%
11%
16%
2013-14
16%
15%
18%
2014-15
17%
14%
20%
2015-16
19%
16%
22%
2016-17
23%
20%
26%
2017-18
23%
19%
27%
2018-19
22%
18%
26%
2019-20
25%
21%
29%
2020-21
21%
18%
25%
2021-22
21%
18%
24%
2022-23
22%
20%
26%
Average
20.18%
17.27%
23.55%
College of DuPage Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 29.82% where the current year rate is 27%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at College of DuPage from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
36%
2013-14
31%
2014-15
30%
2015-16
30%
2016-17
30%
2017-18
30%
2018-19
30%
2019-20
27%
2020-21
28%
2021-22
29%
2022-23
27%
Average
29.82%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 68.55% for full-time students and 49.73% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at COD from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
66%
48%
2013-14
68%
53%
2014-15
69%
50%
2015-16
70%
49%
2016-17
69%
48%
2017-18
74%
51%
2018-19
72%
52%
2019-20
68%
51%
2020-21
66%
46%
2021-22
65%
50%
2022-23
67%
49%
Average
68.55%
49.73%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 21.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at College of DuPage since 2023.