Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at C of Charleston

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 66.80% where the last year rate was 64%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.10% for full-time students and 35.60% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 66.80% where the current academic year rate is 64%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	64%	62%	66%
2014-15	67%	64%	68%
2015-16	68%	67%	68%
2016-17	69%	65%	71%
2017-18	69%	67%	70%
2018-19	71%	67%	73%
2019-20	65%	61%	67%
2020-21	65%	60%	68%
2021-22	66%	61%	69%
2022-23	64%	62%	65%
Average	66.80%	63.60%	68.50%

College of Charleston Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 25.10% where the current year rate is 26%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at College of Charleston from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	27%
2014-15	26%
2015-16	26%
2016-17	23%
2017-18	24%
2018-19	22%
2019-20	26%
2020-21	25%
2021-22	26%
2022-23	26%
Average	25.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.10% for full-time students and 35.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	83%	25%
2014-15	79%	17%
2015-16	79%	20%
2016-17	79%	38%
2017-18	78%	14%
2018-19	79%	50%
2019-20	81%	50%
2020-21	80%	40%
2021-22	83%	58%
2022-23	80%	44%
Average	80.10%	35.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at College of Charleston since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	15.20:1

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