Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 229 students out of 521 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-years BS degree) at South Puget Sound Community College. By gender, 101 male and 128 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (29.62% in average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Medium).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total52122943.95%
Men24910140.56%
Women27212847.06%
South Puget Sound Community College graduate rate

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The graduation rate of American Indian or Alaska Native students is 50.00%, rate of Asian students is 73.68%, rate of Black (Non-Hispanic) students is 22.22%, rate of Hispanic students is 26.25%, rate of White students is 43.18%, rate of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students is 0.00%, rate of Two or More Race students is 40.91%, and rate of Unknown students is 56.25% at South Puget Sound Community College.
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native50.00%(1/2) 50.00%(1/2) -
Asian73.68%(28/38) 64.29%(9/14) 79.17%(19/24)
Black (Non-Hispanic)22.22%(4/18) 22.22%(2/9) 22.22%(2/9)
Hispanic26.25%(21/80) 25.71%(9/35) 26.67%(12/45)
White43.18%(114/264) 38.35%(51/133) 48.09%(63/131)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0.00%(-/4) - -
Two or More Race40.91%(27/66) 30.77%(8/26) 47.50%(19/40)
Unknown56.25%(18/32) 55.56%(10/18) 57.14%(8/14)
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
South Puget Sound Community College graduate rate by race

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing the total number of students who are known to have transferred out of other institutions within 150% of normal time to completion into the total number of students. At South Puget Sound CC, the transfer-out rate is 12.28%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (15.98% in average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Medium).
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
By definition, the retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At South Puget Sound Community College, the retention rate is 60% for full-time students and 41 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (63.61% in average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Medium).
Retention Rates at South Puget Sound Community College

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At South Puget Sound Community College, 16 of 17 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 94.12%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
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