Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Carolina

The average graduation rate over the past 8 years (2016-2023) is 40.57% where the last year rate was 32%. The average retention rate of the last 8 years is 59.29% for full-time students and 37.14% for part-time students.
Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Carolina do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 8 years is 40.57% where the current academic year rate is 32%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Carolina University over the past 8 years (2016-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2016-17 45%42%48%
2017-18 34%26%40%
2018-19 36%38%35%
2019-20 41%40%42%
2020-21 46%40%54%
2021-22 50%61%38%
2022-23 32%31%33%
Average40.57%39.71%41.43%
Carolina University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 8 years is 10.71% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Carolina University from 2018 to 2023.
YearTransfer-out Rate
2018-1915%
2019-200%
2020-2134%
2021-2226%
2022-230%
Average10.71%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 8 years is 59.29% for full-time students and 37.14% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Carolina from 2016 to 2023.
YearFull-timePart-time
2016-1772%47%
2017-1861%40%
2018-1952%100%
2019-2064%33%
2020-2149%-
2021-2268%40%
2022-2349%-
Average59.29%37.14%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 8 years is 10.57 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Carolina University since 2023.
YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2016-179:1
2017-189:1
2018-199:1
2019-2012:1
2020-2110:1
2021-2210:1
2022-2315:1
Average10.57:1
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