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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 48.20% where the current academic year rate is 40%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	54%	52%	55%
2016-17	56%	56%	56%
2017-18	57%	53%	62%
2018-19	55%	50%	59%
2019-20	49%	42%	55%
2020-21	44%	39%	48%
2021-22	43%	38%	46%
2022-23	41%	34%	45%
2023-24	43%	41%	44%
2024-25	40%	42%	40%
Average	48.20%	44.70%	51.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.90% for full-time students and 38.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at TESC 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 19.00 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 The Evergreen State College since 2025.

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