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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 29.10% where the current academic year rate is 32%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	21%	17%	27%
2016-17	25%	22%	30%
2017-18	26%	30%	21%
2018-19	34%	29%	39%
2019-20	25%	20%	32%
2020-21	30%	23%	41%
2021-22	39%	41%	37%
2022-23	27%	28%	26%
2023-24	32%	33%	31%
2024-25	32%	32%	33%
Average	29.10%	27.50%	31.70%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 27.40% where the current year rate is 28%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at North Seattle College from 2015 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 0.00% (all part-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NSCC 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 16.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at North Seattle College since 2025.

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