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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 52.70% where the current academic year rate is 45%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	56%	46%	67%
2016-17	61%	53%	68%
2017-18	53%	46%	62%
2018-19	59%	54%	65%
2019-20	55%	49%	64%
2020-21	48%	40%	59%
2021-22	54%	47%	62%
2022-23	49%	38%	61%
2023-24	47%	38%	55%
2024-25	45%	37%	55%
Average	52.70%	44.80%	61.80%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 7.00% where the current year rate is 34%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Guilford College from 2022 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.80% for full-time students and 22.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Guilford 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 12.30 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 Guilford College since 2025.

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