Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Hawkeye CC

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 29.20% where the current academic year rate is 43%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	24%	24%	23%
2016-17	21%	22%	20%
2017-18	26%	31%	21%
2018-19	32%	37%	28%
2019-20	29%	31%	25%
2020-21	25%	25%	25%
2021-22	28%	31%	25%
2022-23	33%	37%	28%
2023-24	31%	33%	28%
2024-25	43%	50%	36%
Average	29.20%	32.10%	25.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.80% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Hawkeye Community College from 2016 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.20% for full-time students and 43.40% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Hawkeye CC 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 16.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Hawkeye Community College since 2025.

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