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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 67.80% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	67%	61%	73%
2016-17	65%	62%	67%
2017-18	69%	66%	72%
2018-19	72%	68%	74%
2019-20	66%	62%	71%
2020-21	67%	66%	69%
2021-22	66%	60%	71%
2022-23	71%	66%	75%
2023-24	69%	66%	73%
2024-25	66%	66%	65%
Average	67.80%	64.30%	71.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.10% where the current year rate is 29%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Central College from 2020 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.80% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Central 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 11.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Central College since 2025.

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