Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at San Diego City
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 18.73% where the last year rate was 23%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 65.09% for full-time students and 36.73% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 18.73% where the current academic year rate is 23%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at San Diego City College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
11%
10%
12%
2013-14
14%
13%
15%
2014-15
14%
13%
15%
2015-16
15%
14%
16%
2016-17
21%
20%
22%
2017-18
23%
17%
28%
2018-19
20%
20%
20%
2019-20
20%
17%
23%
2020-21
22%
18%
26%
2021-22
23%
21%
24%
2022-23
23%
19%
26%
Average
18.73%
16.55%
20.64%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 10.55% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at San Diego City College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
14%
2013-14
19%
2014-15
12%
2015-16
10%
2016-17
7%
2017-18
7%
2018-19
9%
2019-20
10%
2020-21
10%
2021-22
10%
2022-23
8%
Average
10.55%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 65.09% for full-time students and 36.73% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at San Diego City from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
63%
38%
2013-14
67%
39%
2014-15
69%
39%
2015-16
66%
37%
2016-17
64%
40%
2017-18
66%
38%
2018-19
68%
38%
2019-20
66%
33%
2020-21
64%
33%
2021-22
60%
35%
2022-23
63%
34%
Average
65.09%
36.73%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 25.18 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at San Diego City College since 2023.