Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Sonoran Desert Institute

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 10 years is 50.22% where the current academic year rate is 33%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2016-17	69%	69%	60%
2017-18	34%	34%	100%
2018-19	51%	51%	83%
2019-20	58%	58%	77%
2020-21	63%	63%	66%
2021-22	60%	60%	60%
2022-23	52%	52%	42%
2023-24	32%	32%	39%
2024-25	33%	33%	35%
Average	50.22%	50.22%	62.44%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 10 years is 0.33% where the current year rate is 1%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Sonoran Desert Institute from 2023 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 10 years is 62.22% for full-time students and 48.89% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Sonoran Desert Institute 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 41.78 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 32 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Sonoran Desert Institute since 2025.

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