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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 30.80% where the current academic year rate is 39%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	22%	22%	22%
2016-17	29%	27%	31%
2017-18	29%	29%	29%
2018-19	31%	33%	28%
2019-20	30%	30%	31%
2020-21	30%	32%	28%
2021-22	31%	31%	31%
2022-23	33%	31%	36%
2023-24	34%	34%	33%
2024-25	39%	38%	39%
Average	30.80%	30.70%	30.80%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 9.60% where the current year rate is 16%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Des Moines Area Community College from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 60.20% for full-time students and 41.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DMACC 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 19.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 21 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Des Moines Area Community College since 2025.

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