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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 10 years is 56.33% where the current academic year rate is 41%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Delaware College of Art and Design over the past 9 years (2015-2024).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	60%	70%	55%
2016-17	71%	68%	73%
2017-18	59%	53%	62%
2018-19	64%	61%	67%
2019-20	58%	48%	63%
2020-21	44%	33%	48%
2021-22	69%	80%	62%
2022-23	41%	40%	42%
2023-24	41%	25%	48%
Average	56.33%	53.11%	57.78%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 10 years is 7.44% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Delaware College of Art and Design from 2017 to 2024.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 10 years is 75.78% for full-time students and 27.78% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DCAD from 2015 to 2024.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 10 years is 10.22 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Delaware College of Art and Design since 2024.

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