The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 27.80% where the last year rate was 35%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.20% for full-time students and 45.30% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.80% where the current academic year rate is 35%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Southwestern College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 28% | 26% | 29% |
| 2016-17 | 23% | 19% | 27% |
| 2017-18 | 22% | 20% | 24% |
| 2018-19 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 2019-20 | 26% | 22% | 30% |
| 2020-21 | 29% | 26% | 32% |
| 2021-22 | 31% | 25% | 37% |
| 2022-23 | 31% | 25% | 36% |
| 2023-24 | 31% | 29% | 33% |
| 2024-25 | 35% | 31% | 39% |
| Average | 27.80% | 24.40% | 31.00% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.90% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southwestern College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10% |
| 2016-17 | 12% |
| 2017-18 | 8% |
| 2018-19 | 11% |
| 2019-20 | 9% |
| 2020-21 | 9% |
| 2021-22 | 9% |
| 2022-23 | 6% |
| 2023-24 | 8% |
| 2024-25 | 7% |
| Average | 8.90% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.20% for full-time students and 45.30% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Southwestern from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 73% | 49% |
| 2016-17 | 73% | 51% |
| 2017-18 | 74% | 45% |
| 2018-19 | 72% | 52% |
| 2019-20 | 75% | 40% |
| 2020-21 | 73% | 43% |
| 2021-22 | 70% | 41% |
| 2022-23 | 75% | 48% |
| 2023-24 | 77% | 45% |
| 2024-25 | 70% | 39% |
| Average | 73.20% | 45.30% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 23.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 26 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southwestern College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 29:1 |
| 2016-17 | 20:1 |
| 2017-18 | 21:1 |
| 2018-19 | 22:1 |
| 2019-20 | 26:1 |
| 2020-21 | 24:1 |
| 2021-22 | 22:1 |
| 2022-23 | 22:1 |
| 2023-24 | 25:1 |
| 2024-25 | 26:1 |
| Average | 23.70:1 |
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