Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Highline
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 32.91% where the last year rate was 40%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 16.36% for full-time students and 12.73% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 32.91% where the current academic year rate is 40%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Highline College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
31%
26%
35%
2013-14
32%
29%
35%
2014-15
28%
27%
30%
2015-16
31%
26%
35%
2016-17
33%
31%
35%
2017-18
30%
24%
34%
2018-19
32%
28%
36%
2019-20
32%
27%
36%
2020-21
38%
33%
42%
2021-22
35%
31%
38%
2022-23
40%
32%
46%
Average
32.91%
28.55%
36.55%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 20.64% where the current year rate is 21%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Highline College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
22%
2013-14
22%
2014-15
25%
2015-16
20%
2016-17
21%
2017-18
20%
2018-19
20%
2019-20
19%
2020-21
16%
2021-22
21%
2022-23
21%
Average
20.64%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 16.36% for full-time students and 12.73% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Highline from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
58%
41%
2013-14
59%
49%
2014-15
63%
50%
2015-16
-
-
2016-17
-
-
2017-18
-
-
2018-19
-
-
2019-20
-
-
2020-21
-
-
2021-22
-
-
2022-23
-
-
Average
16.36%
12.73%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.73 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Highline College since 2023.