Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Rock Valley
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 29.27% where the last year rate was 36%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 66.91% for full-time students and 48.55% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 29.27% where the current academic year rate is 36%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Rock Valley College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
23%
18%
28%
2013-14
22%
20%
24%
2014-15
25%
23%
28%
2015-16
25%
23%
28%
2016-17
31%
28%
34%
2017-18
31%
25%
38%
2018-19
33%
30%
36%
2019-20
29%
25%
34%
2020-21
36%
31%
41%
2021-22
31%
25%
37%
2022-23
36%
32%
40%
Average
29.27%
25.45%
33.45%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 17.73% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Rock Valley College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
22%
2013-14
21%
2014-15
18%
2015-16
18%
2016-17
18%
2017-18
18%
2018-19
18%
2019-20
17%
2020-21
19%
2021-22
15%
2022-23
11%
Average
17.73%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 66.91% for full-time students and 48.55% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Rock Valley from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
66%
45%
2013-14
66%
46%
2014-15
68%
46%
2015-16
69%
54%
2016-17
68%
50%
2017-18
65%
47%
2018-19
68%
55%
2019-20
70%
56%
2020-21
64%
48%
2021-22
68%
42%
2022-23
64%
45%
Average
66.91%
48.55%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 17.18 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Rock Valley College since 2023.