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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 50.80% where the current academic year rate is 47%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	47%	37%	60%
2016-17	53%	53%	53%
2017-18	43%	39%	50%
2018-19	46%	35%	60%
2019-20	50%	44%	57%
2020-21	55%	52%	59%
2021-22	59%	57%	62%
2022-23	56%	40%	71%
2023-24	52%	46%	57%
2024-25	47%	32%	64%
Average	50.80%	43.50%	59.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.80% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Catawba College from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 72.80% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Catawba 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 12.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Catawba College since 2025.

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