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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 50.20% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	56%	67%	50%
2016-17	63%	64%	63%
2017-18	67%	75%	63%
2018-19	39%	42%	38%
2019-20	51%	30%	60%
2020-21	40%	16%	47%
2021-22	37%	0%	50%
2022-23	56%	53%	58%
2023-24	36%	14%	46%
2024-25	57%	55%	58%
Average	50.20%	41.60%	53.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.60% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at NCAD 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 25.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 34 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Northwest College of Art & Design since 2025.

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