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

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 20.91% where the last year rate was 28%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 52.64% for full-time students and 42.45% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at SouthArk do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 20.91% where the current academic year rate is 28%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at South Arkansas Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	11%	18%	8%
2013-14	10%	18%	6%
2014-15	13%	8%	16%
2015-16	19%	33%	12%
2016-17	25%	15%	29%
2017-18	21%	26%	17%
2018-19	26%	32%	23%
2019-20	31%	43%	22%
2020-21	20%	25%	16%
2021-22	26%	35%	22%
2022-23	28%	30%	26%
Average	20.91%	25.73%	17.91%

South Arkansas Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 9.82% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at South Arkansas Community College from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2012-13	10%
2013-14	3%
2014-15	8%
2015-16	10%
2016-17	7%
2017-18	16%
2018-19	10%
2019-20	10%
2020-21	11%
2021-22	12%
2022-23	11%
Average	9.82%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 52.64% for full-time students and 42.45% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SouthArk from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	51%	37%
2013-14	51%	39%
2014-15	50%	44%
2015-16	51%	52%
2016-17	57%	30%
2017-18	62%	32%
2018-19	50%	52%
2019-20	55%	51%
2020-21	53%	37%
2021-22	50%	41%
2022-23	49%	52%
Average	52.64%	42.45%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 13.82 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at South Arkansas Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	14:1
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	13.82:1

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