Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at MiraCosta
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 32.36% where the last year rate was 42%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.91% for full-time students and 28.36% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 32.36% where the current academic year rate is 42%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at MiraCosta College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
28%
26%
29%
2013-14
27%
25%
31%
2014-15
32%
30%
34%
2015-16
31%
28%
35%
2016-17
33%
28%
38%
2017-18
31%
30%
33%
2018-19
30%
27%
33%
2019-20
32%
28%
37%
2020-21
35%
29%
40%
2021-22
35%
31%
39%
2022-23
42%
40%
44%
Average
32.36%
29.27%
35.73%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 13.55% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at MiraCosta College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
16%
2013-14
17%
2014-15
16%
2015-16
13%
2016-17
11%
2017-18
18%
2018-19
15%
2019-20
10%
2020-21
12%
2021-22
11%
2022-23
10%
Average
13.55%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 56.91% for full-time students and 28.36% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at MiraCosta from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
66%
39%
2013-14
67%
40%
2014-15
71%
45%
2015-16
70%
46%
2016-17
68%
42%
2017-18
-
-
2018-19
100%
-
2019-20
-
-
2020-21
-
-
2021-22
100%
100%
2022-23
84%
-
Average
56.91%
28.36%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 24.09 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at MiraCosta College since 2023.