Marshall Islands Colleges Graduation Rate Summary (2015-2025)
- Graduation Rate Trends:
- Current Rate : The average graduation rate for Marshall Islands four-year colleges is 18%.
- 10-Year Change: The graduation rate has changed by 14%.
- Other Key Indicators:
- Transfer-out Rate: The rate has remained relatively stable over the 10-year period, averaging 4.43%.
- Retention Rate: The rate has been consistently high, with a current rate of 0% and an 10-year average of 53.50%.
- Students to Faculty Ratio: The students to faculty ratio has improved, with 2 students for every faculty member.
Graduation Rate Changes
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 9.55%, and the current academic year rate is 18%. The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Marshall Islands Colleges over the past 12 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
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| 2014-15 |
4% | 6% | 3% |
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| 2015-16 |
11% | 11% | 11% |
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| 2016-17 |
7% | 11% | 3% |
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| 2017-18 |
5% | 6% | 3% |
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| 2018-19 |
11% | 11% | 11% |
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| 2019-20 |
7% | 11% | 2% |
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| 2020-21 |
4% | 6% | 3% |
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| 2021-22 |
13% | 14% | 11% |
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| 2022-23 |
11% | 11% | 10% |
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| 2023-24 |
14% | 16% | 11% |
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| 2024-25 |
18% | 20% | 16% |
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| Average | 9.55% | 11.18% | 7.64% |
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Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 2.82%, and the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Marshall Islands Colleges from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
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| 2015-16 | 1% |
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| 2016-17 | 3% |
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| 2017-18 | 7% |
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| 2018-19 | 3% |
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| 2019-20 | 9% |
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| 2020-21 | 6% |
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| 2021-22 | 0% |
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| 2022-23 | 2% |
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| 2023-24 | 0% |
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| 2024-25 | 0% |
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| Average | 2.82% |
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Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 21.40% for full-time students and 16.00% for part-time students. Many students at Marshall Islands Colleges do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) after admitting and do not complete their studies in time.
The following table and chart show the changes of retention rate at Marshall Islands Colleges from 2014 to 2024.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
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| 2014-15 | 52% | 32% |
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| 2015-16 | 48% | 40% |
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| 2016-17 | 55% | 35% |
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| 2017-18 | 59% | 53% |
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| 2018-19 | - | - |
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| 2019-20 | - | - |
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| 2020-21 | - | - |
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| 2021-22 | - | - |
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| 2022-23 | - | - |
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| 2023-24 | - | - |
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| Average | 21.40% | 16.00% |
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Students to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average students to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.50 to 1, and the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of students to faculty ratio at Marshall Islands Colleges since 2015.
| Year | Students to Faculty Ratio |
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| 2014-15 | 16:1 |
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| 2015-16 | 8:1 |
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| 2016-17 | 15:1 |
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| 2017-18 | 13:1 |
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| 2018-19 | 12:1 |
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| 2019-20 | 17:1 |
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| 2020-21 | 13:1 |
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| 2021-22 | 16:1 |
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| 2022-23 | 17:1 |
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| 2023-24 | 18:1 |
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| Average | 14.50:1 |
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