The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 27.60% where the last year rate was 26%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.70% for full-time students and 32.20% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.60% where the current academic year rate is 26%.
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 | 20% | 18% | 22% |
| 2016-17 | 27% | 27% | 27% |
| 2017-18 | 23% | 20% | 27% |
| 2018-19 | 25% | 24% | 26% |
| 2019-20 | 25% | 21% | 29% |
| 2020-21 | 35% | 28% | 43% |
| 2021-22 | 38% | 33% | 42% |
| 2022-23 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 2023-24 | 30% | 38% | 23% |
| 2024-25 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| Average | 27.60% | 26.40% | 29.00% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 10.70% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Columbia College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 12% |
| 2016-17 | 12% |
| 2017-18 | 13% |
| 2018-19 | 17% |
| 2019-20 | 13% |
| 2020-21 | 10% |
| 2021-22 | 6% |
| 2022-23 | 9% |
| 2023-24 | 8% |
| 2024-25 | 7% |
| Average | 10.70% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.70% for full-time students and 32.20% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 57% | 35% |
| 2016-17 | 60% | 39% |
| 2017-18 | 56% | 41% |
| 2018-19 | 58% | 32% |
| 2019-20 | 59% | 40% |
| 2020-21 | 53% | 23% |
| 2021-22 | 55% | 33% |
| 2022-23 | 57% | 23% |
| 2023-24 | 84% | 26% |
| 2024-25 | 58% | 30% |
| Average | 59.70% | 32.20% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 21 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 | 17:1 |
| 2016-17 | 18:1 |
| 2017-18 | 20:1 |
| 2018-19 | 19:1 |
| 2019-20 | 19:1 |
| 2020-21 | 18:1 |
| 2021-22 | 16:1 |
| 2022-23 | 14:1 |
| 2023-24 | 20:1 |
| 2024-25 | 21:1 |
| Average | 18.20:1 |
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