The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 35.00% where the last year rate was 42%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.80% for full-time students and 32.20% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 35.00% where the current academic year rate is 42%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Columbia College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 46% | 48% | 45% |
| 2016-17 | 31% | 25% | 35% |
| 2017-18 | 26% | 24% | 28% |
| 2018-19 | 30% | 25% | 34% |
| 2019-20 | 28% | 27% | 28% |
| 2020-21 | 28% | 27% | 28% |
| 2021-22 | 32% | 30% | 33% |
| 2022-23 | 42% | 42% | 43% |
| 2023-24 | 45% | 42% | 48% |
| 2024-25 | 42% | 41% | 42% |
| Average | 35.00% | 33.10% | 36.40% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.80% for full-time students and 32.20% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Columbia from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 49% | 34% |
| 2016-17 | 57% | 41% |
| 2017-18 | 69% | 32% |
| 2018-19 | 69% | 37% |
| 2019-20 | 64% | 38% |
| 2020-21 | 71% | 27% |
| 2021-22 | 65% | 30% |
| 2022-23 | 62% | 24% |
| 2023-24 | 67% | 33% |
| 2024-25 | 75% | 26% |
| Average | 64.80% | 32.20% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 24.30 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 Columbia College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 32:1 |
| 2016-17 | 33:1 |
| 2017-18 | 27:1 |
| 2018-19 | 25:1 |
| 2019-20 | 23:1 |
| 2020-21 | 23:1 |
| 2021-22 | 20:1 |
| 2022-23 | 20:1 |
| 2023-24 | 20:1 |
| 2024-25 | 20:1 |
| Average | 24.30:1 |
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