Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for California Colleges

There are 308 active four-years colleges and universities in California - 54 public and 254 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in California is 61%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 57% to 61%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 15 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 16 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	57%	54%	60%
2013-14	58%	54%	60%
2014-15	58%	57%	59%
2015-16	59%	56%	62%
2016-17	59%	56%	61%
2017-18	58%	56%	61%
2018-19	58%	54%	62%
2019-20	59%	56%	62%
2020-21	57%	54%	61%
2021-22	61%	59%	63%
2022-23	61%	59%	64%
Average	58.64%	55.91%	61.36%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	14%
2013-14	17%
2014-15	15%
2015-16	13%
2016-17	16%
2017-18	14%
2018-19	17%
2019-20	15%
2020-21	13%
2021-22	14%
2022-23	15%
Average	14.82%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	78%	58%
2013-14	80%	61%
2014-15	79%	61%
2015-16	77%	61%
2016-17	79%	61%
2017-18	80%	61%
2018-19	78%	60%
2019-20	82%	67%
2020-21	78%	62%
2021-22	79%	64%
2022-23	78%	58%
Average	78.91%	61.27%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	16:1
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	14.82:1

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Abraham Lincoln University Private, four-years | Glendale
North-West College-Anaheim Private, 2-4 years | Anaheim
Claremont Lincoln University Private, four-years | Claremont
University of Phoenix-California Private, four-years | Ontario
California Health Sciences University Private, four-years | Clovis
University of West Los Angeles Private, four-years | Inglewood
High Tech High Graduate School of Education Private, four-years | San Diego
Carrington College-Administrative Office Private, 2-4 years | Sacramento
California Career Institute Private, 2-4 years | Anaheim
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Graduate

California State University-San Bernardino Public, four-years | San Bernardino
American Film Institute Conservatory Private, four-years | Los Angeles
San Joaquin Valley College-Central Administrative Office Private, four-years | Visalia
ATI College-Whittier Private, four-years | Whitter
California State University-Chico Public, four-years | Chico
American Career College-Los Angeles Private, 2-4 years | Los Angeles
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California State University-San Bernardino Public, four-years | San Bernardino
American Film Institute Conservatory Private, four-years | Los Angeles
San Joaquin Valley College-Central Administrative Office Private, four-years | Visalia
ATI College-Whittier Private, four-years | Whitter
California State University-Chico Public, four-years | Chico
American Career College-Los Angeles Private, 2-4 years | Los Angeles
ITT Technical Institute-Clovis Private, four-years | Clovis
ATA College Private, 2-4 years | El Cajon
California State University-Fresno Public, four-years | Fresno
American River College Public, 2-4 years | Sacramento

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Technical Colleges

Abraham Lincoln University Private, four-years | Glendale
North-West College-Anaheim Private, 2-4 years | Anaheim
Claremont Lincoln University Private, four-years | Claremont
University of Phoenix-California Private, four-years | Ontario
California Health Sciences University Private, four-years | Clovis
University of West Los Angeles Private, four-years | Inglewood
High Tech High Graduate School of Education Private, four-years | San Diego
Carrington College-Administrative Office Private, 2-4 years | Sacramento
California Career Institute Private, 2-4 years | Anaheim
ABCO Technology Private, 2-4 years | Inglewood

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