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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 22.70% where the current academic year rate is 18%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	27%	23%	35%
2016-17	20%	13%	24%
2017-18	26%	22%	28%
2018-19	29%	25%	32%
2019-20	26%	22%	29%
2020-21	23%	20%	25%
2021-22	22%	24%	20%
2022-23	19%	17%	20%
2023-24	17%	18%	17%
2024-25	18%	19%	18%
Average	22.70%	20.30%	24.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 46.10% for full-time students and 34.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CTU 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 27.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 31 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs since 2025.

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