Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Foothill
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 58.91% where the last year rate was 56%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 34.64% for full-time students and 21.09% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 58.91% 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 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
56%
56%
56%
2013-14
62%
61%
62%
2014-15
56%
55%
56%
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%
Average
58.91%
57.91%
59.73%
Foothill College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 11.36% where the current year rate is 9%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Foothill College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
13%
2013-14
12%
2014-15
13%
2015-16
10%
2016-17
12%
2017-18
14%
2018-19
11%
2019-20
11%
2020-21
10%
2021-22
10%
2022-23
9%
Average
11.36%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 34.64% for full-time students and 21.09% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Foothill from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
69%
30%
2013-14
71%
33%
2014-15
73%
37%
2015-16
68%
32%
2016-17
-
-
2017-18
-
-
2018-19
-
-
2019-20
-
100%
2020-21
100%
-
2021-22
-
-
2022-23
-
-
Average
34.64%
21.09%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 25.36 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 25 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Foothill College since 2023.