Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Columbia International

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 65.64% where the last year rate was 70%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 73.36% for full-time students and 26.18% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 65.64% where the current academic year rate is 70%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Columbia International University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	71%	58%	78%
2013-14	65%	59%	71%
2014-15	68%	58%	75%
2015-16	62%	73%	53%
2016-17	74%	75%	73%
2017-18	67%	66%	68%
2018-19	64%	63%	65%
2019-20	51%	46%	57%
2020-21	68%	70%	67%
2021-22	62%	47%	72%
2022-23	70%	67%	72%
Average	65.64%	62.00%	68.27%

Columbia International University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 9.36% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Columbia International University from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	18%
2017-18	0%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	28%
2020-21	22%
2021-22	18%
2022-23	17%
Average	9.36%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 73.36% for full-time students and 26.18% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Columbia International from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	77%	100%
2013-14	85%	50%
2014-15	69%	-
2015-16	73%	-
2016-17	76%	-
2017-18	73%	100%
2018-19	86%	-
2019-20	69%	-
2020-21	69%	-
2021-22	64%	-
2022-23	66%	38%
Average	73.36%	26.18%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Columbia International University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	16:1
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	14.73:1

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