The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 29.60% where the last year rate was 36%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.70% for full-time students and 46.90% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 29.60% where the current academic year rate is 36%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Southwestern Illinois College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 27% | 27% | 28% |
| 2016-17 | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| 2017-18 | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| 2018-19 | 31% | 33% | 30% |
| 2019-20 | 27% | 25% | 30% |
| 2020-21 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 2021-22 | 28% | 29% | 28% |
| 2022-23 | 28% | 28% | 27% |
| 2023-24 | 36% | 38% | 35% |
| 2024-25 | 36% | 38% | 34% |
| Average | 29.60% | 30.40% | 29.00% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 18.80% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southwestern Illinois College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 23% |
| 2016-17 | 21% |
| 2017-18 | 20% |
| 2018-19 | 18% |
| 2019-20 | 20% |
| 2020-21 | 20% |
| 2021-22 | 17% |
| 2022-23 | 17% |
| 2023-24 | 16% |
| 2024-25 | 16% |
| Average | 18.80% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.70% for full-time students and 46.90% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SWIC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 61% | 42% |
| 2016-17 | 68% | 47% |
| 2017-18 | 64% | 48% |
| 2018-19 | 65% | 49% |
| 2019-20 | 66% | 44% |
| 2020-21 | 63% | 42% |
| 2021-22 | 63% | 51% |
| 2022-23 | 63% | 47% |
| 2023-24 | 66% | 44% |
| 2024-25 | 68% | 55% |
| Average | 64.70% | 46.90% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southwestern Illinois College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 19:1 |
| 2016-17 | 19:1 |
| 2017-18 | 18:1 |
| 2018-19 | 18:1 |
| 2019-20 | 19:1 |
| 2020-21 | 17:1 |
| 2021-22 | 17:1 |
| 2022-23 | 17:1 |
| 2023-24 | 17:1 |
| 2024-25 | 17:1 |
| Average | 17.80:1 |
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