Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at C of the Desert
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 25.55% where the last year rate was 27%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 71.64% for full-time students and 51.36% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 25.55% where the current academic year rate is 27%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at College of the Desert over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
21%
23%
19%
2013-14
22%
21%
24%
2014-15
23%
23%
22%
2015-16
29%
29%
29%
2016-17
27%
26%
28%
2017-18
26%
24%
29%
2018-19
24%
20%
27%
2019-20
28%
24%
32%
2020-21
25%
23%
27%
2021-22
29%
26%
32%
2022-23
27%
22%
31%
Average
25.55%
23.73%
27.27%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 8.00% where the current year rate is 5%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at College of the Desert from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
12%
2013-14
15%
2014-15
13%
2015-16
9%
2016-17
8%
2017-18
7%
2018-19
7%
2019-20
3%
2020-21
4%
2021-22
5%
2022-23
5%
Average
8.00%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 71.64% for full-time students and 51.36% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at C of the Desert from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
71%
56%
2013-14
75%
60%
2014-15
74%
60%
2015-16
77%
61%
2016-17
75%
59%
2017-18
73%
54%
2018-19
72%
47%
2019-20
72%
49%
2020-21
68%
36%
2021-22
67%
42%
2022-23
64%
41%
Average
71.64%
51.36%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 28.18 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 26 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at College of the Desert since 2023.