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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 53.20% where the last year rate was 62%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.80% for full-time students and 52.60% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 53.20% where the current academic year rate is 62%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Chestnut Hill College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	42%	39%	45%
2014-15	47%	44%	50%
2015-16	49%	40%	54%
2016-17	48%	46%	50%
2017-18	55%	51%	57%
2018-19	60%	61%	60%
2019-20	56%	51%	59%
2020-21	51%	48%	53%
2021-22	62%	52%	69%
2022-23	62%	58%	65%
Average	53.20%	49.00%	56.20%

Chestnut Hill College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 30.10% where the current year rate is 24%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Chestnut Hill College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	41%
2014-15	39%
2015-16	40%
2016-17	35%
2017-18	37%
2018-19	30%
2019-20	33%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	24%
Average	30.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.80% for full-time students and 52.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CHC from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	72%	100%
2014-15	78%	-
2015-16	66%	80%
2016-17	79%	67%
2017-18	79%	67%
2018-19	71%	100%
2019-20	68%	67%
2020-21	70%	20%
2021-22	68%	-
2022-23	67%	25%
Average	71.80%	52.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.60 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 Chestnut Hill College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	9:1
2015-16	9:1
2016-17	8:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	9.60:1

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