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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 62.90% where the current academic year rate is 64%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	59%	54%	64%
2016-17	63%	59%	67%
2017-18	60%	52%	66%
2018-19	64%	60%	69%
2019-20	65%	58%	73%
2020-21	62%	54%	70%
2021-22	68%	59%	76%
2022-23	64%	57%	70%
2023-24	60%	54%	65%
2024-25	64%	55%	71%
Average	62.90%	56.20%	69.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.00% for full-time students and 33.40% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Carthage 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 12.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Carthage College since 2025.

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