Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Coastal Bend

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 22.60% where the current academic year rate is 25%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	24%	30%	20%
2016-17	25%	27%	24%
2017-18	24%	23%	24%
2018-19	24%	20%	28%
2019-20	24%	19%	29%
2020-21	22%	20%	25%
2021-22	26%	20%	30%
2022-23	21%	19%	23%
2023-24	11%	8%	13%
2024-25	25%	22%	26%
Average	22.60%	20.80%	24.20%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.20% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Coastal Bend College from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 49.10% for full-time students and 51.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Coastal Bend 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 21.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Coastal Bend College since 2025.

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