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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 90.10% where the last year rate was 88%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 93.20% (all full-time students).

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Colby keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 90.10% where the current academic year rate is 88%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	93%	91%	94%
2014-15	90%	90%	91%
2015-16	94%	94%	94%
2016-17	89%	89%	89%
2017-18	92%	92%	91%
2018-19	90%	90%	91%
2019-20	89%	86%	91%
2020-21	90%	91%	89%
2021-22	86%	85%	87%
2022-23	88%	83%	91%
Average	90.10%	89.10%	90.80%

Colby College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 6.30% where the current year rate is 7%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Colby College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	6%
2014-15	7%
2015-16	4%
2016-17	7%
2017-18	5%
2018-19	6%
2019-20	7%
2020-21	7%
2021-22	7%
2022-23	7%
Average	6.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 93.20% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	93%	-
2014-15	92%	-
2015-16	93%	-
2016-17	93%	-
2017-18	94%	-
2018-19	94%	-
2019-20	94%	-
2020-21	91%	-
2021-22	95%	-
2022-23	93%	-
Average	93.20%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.90 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 Colby College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	10:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	9.90:1

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