The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 65.20% where the last year rate was 73%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.50% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 65.20% where the current academic year rate is 73%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at San Francisco Conservatory of Music over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 71% | 64% | 78% |
| 2016-17 | 73% | 65% | 78% |
| 2017-18 | 63% | 58% | 70% |
| 2018-19 | 58% | 58% | 58% |
| 2019-20 | 61% | 53% | 66% |
| 2020-21 | 69% | 66% | 75% |
| 2021-22 | 70% | 61% | 84% |
| 2022-23 | 62% | 53% | 75% |
| 2023-24 | 52% | 41% | 66% |
| 2024-25 | 73% | 73% | 74% |
| Average | 65.20% | 59.20% | 72.40% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.50% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SFCM from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 73% | - |
| 2016-17 | 100% | - |
| 2017-18 | 76% | - |
| 2018-19 | 87% | - |
| 2019-20 | 92% | - |
| 2020-21 | 79% | - |
| 2021-22 | 91% | - |
| 2022-23 | 90% | - |
| 2023-24 | 74% | - |
| 2024-25 | 93% | - |
| Average | 85.50% | - |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 4.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 5 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at San Francisco Conservatory of Music since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7:1 |
| 2016-17 | 6:1 |
| 2017-18 | 7:1 |
| 2018-19 | 8:1 |
| 2019-20 | 3:1 |
| 2020-21 | 3:1 |
| 2021-22 | 3:1 |
| 2022-23 | 3:1 |
| 2023-24 | 3:1 |
| 2024-25 | 5:1 |
| Average | 4.80:1 |
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