The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 59.00% where the last year rate was 56%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 16.80% for full-time students and 13.20% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 59.00% where the current academic year rate is 56%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Foothill College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 62% | 61% | 63% |
| 2016-17 | 62% | 61% | 62% |
| 2017-18 | 56% | 55% | 56% |
| 2018-19 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 2019-20 | 60% | 63% | 57% |
| 2020-21 | 58% | 55% | 62% |
| 2021-22 | 57% | 53% | 61% |
| 2022-23 | 56% | 55% | 58% |
| 2023-24 | 60% | 58% | 61% |
| 2024-25 | 56% | 55% | 57% |
| Average | 59.00% | 57.80% | 60.10% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 10.50% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Foothill College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10% |
| 2016-17 | 12% |
| 2017-18 | 14% |
| 2018-19 | 11% |
| 2019-20 | 11% |
| 2020-21 | 10% |
| 2021-22 | 10% |
| 2022-23 | 9% |
| 2023-24 | 8% |
| 2024-25 | 10% |
| Average | 10.50% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 16.80% for full-time students and 13.20% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Foothill from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 68% | 32% |
| 2016-17 | - | - |
| 2017-18 | - | - |
| 2018-19 | - | - |
| 2019-20 | - | 100% |
| 2020-21 | 100% | - |
| 2021-22 | - | - |
| 2022-23 | - | - |
| 2023-24 | - | - |
| 2024-25 | - | - |
| Average | 16.80% | 13.20% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 25.20 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 Foothill College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 26:1 |
| 2016-17 | 25:1 |
| 2017-18 | 24:1 |
| 2018-19 | 26:1 |
| 2019-20 | 27:1 |
| 2020-21 | 28:1 |
| 2021-22 | 23:1 |
| 2022-23 | 25:1 |
| 2023-24 | 22:1 |
| 2024-25 | 26:1 |
| Average | 25.20:1 |
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