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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 10 years is 37.11% where the current academic year rate is 21%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Carolina University over the past 9 years (2016-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2016-17	45%	42%	48%
2017-18	34%	26%	40%
2018-19	36%	38%	35%
2019-20	41%	40%	42%
2020-21	46%	40%	54%
2021-22	50%	61%	38%
2022-23	32%	31%	33%
2023-24	29%	23%	39%
2024-25	21%	15%	29%
Average	37.11%	35.11%	39.78%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 10 years is 10.22% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Carolina University from 2018 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 10 years is 58.56% for full-time students and 30.78% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Carolina from 2016 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 10 years is 11.78 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Carolina University since 2025.

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