The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 29.00% where the last year rate was 33%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.70% for full-time students and 51.10% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 29.00% where the current academic year rate is 33%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Northern Virginia Community College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 23% | 19% | 26% |
| 2016-17 | 24% | 20% | 28% |
| 2017-18 | 25% | 22% | 28% |
| 2018-19 | 26% | 23% | 30% |
| 2019-20 | 26% | 24% | 29% |
| 2020-21 | 29% | 25% | 33% |
| 2021-22 | 32% | 28% | 37% |
| 2022-23 | 35% | 32% | 38% |
| 2023-24 | 37% | 34% | 40% |
| 2024-25 | 33% | 30% | 36% |
| Average | 29.00% | 25.70% | 32.50% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.30% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Northern Virginia Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 16% |
| 2016-17 | 16% |
| 2017-18 | 16% |
| 2018-19 | 16% |
| 2019-20 | 16% |
| 2020-21 | 14% |
| 2021-22 | 15% |
| 2022-23 | 13% |
| 2023-24 | 15% |
| 2024-25 | 16% |
| Average | 15.30% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.70% for full-time students and 51.10% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NOVA from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 72% | 49% |
| 2016-17 | 73% | 48% |
| 2017-18 | 73% | 52% |
| 2018-19 | 72% | 53% |
| 2019-20 | 71% | 52% |
| 2020-21 | 73% | 53% |
| 2021-22 | 69% | 52% |
| 2022-23 | 71% | 53% |
| 2023-24 | 72% | 46% |
| 2024-25 | 71% | 53% |
| Average | 71.70% | 51.10% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 27.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 31 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northern Virginia Community College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 25:1 |
| 2016-17 | 25:1 |
| 2017-18 | 26:1 |
| 2018-19 | 25:1 |
| 2019-20 | 25:1 |
| 2020-21 | 28:1 |
| 2021-22 | 28:1 |
| 2022-23 | 28:1 |
| 2023-24 | 30:1 |
| 2024-25 | 31:1 |
| Average | 27.10:1 |
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