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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 39.70% where the current academic year rate is 35%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	44%	35%	52%
2016-17	38%	36%	41%
2017-18	41%	35%	46%
2018-19	48%	39%	55%
2019-20	42%	35%	50%
2020-21	38%	31%	45%
2021-22	40%	35%	47%
2022-23	38%	32%	49%
2023-24	33%	28%	41%
2024-25	35%	25%	50%
Average	39.70%	33.10%	47.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 29.80% where the current year rate is 45%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southwestern College from 2018 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.80% for full-time students and 16.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SC 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 9.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southwestern College since 2025.

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