Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at California College of the Arts

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 62.60% where the current academic year rate is 61%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at California College of the Arts over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	59%	59%	60%
2016-17	60%	61%	59%
2017-18	61%	71%	56%
2018-19	60%	66%	57%
2019-20	63%	71%	60%
2020-21	67%	52%	73%
2021-22	65%	60%	67%
2022-23	72%	61%	77%
2023-24	58%	61%	57%
2024-25	61%	57%	63%
Average	62.60%	61.90%	62.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.90% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at California College of the Arts from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 78.30% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at California College of the Arts from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at California College of the Arts since 2025.

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