Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at CSM
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 24.80% where the last year rate was 32%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 63.80% for full-time students and 42.20% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 24.80% where the current academic year rate is 32%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at College of Southern Maryland over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
14%
12%
15%
2014-15
13%
12%
13%
2015-16
20%
16%
24%
2016-17
21%
17%
25%
2017-18
28%
25%
31%
2018-19
29%
23%
34%
2019-20
31%
29%
32%
2020-21
29%
25%
33%
2021-22
31%
25%
36%
2022-23
32%
27%
36%
Average
24.80%
21.10%
27.90%
College of Southern Maryland Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 19.30% where the current year rate is 15%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at College of Southern Maryland from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
21%
2014-15
23%
2015-16
25%
2016-17
23%
2017-18
22%
2018-19
20%
2019-20
16%
2020-21
18%
2021-22
10%
2022-23
15%
Average
19.30%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 63.80% for full-time students and 42.20% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CSM from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
60%
43%
2014-15
61%
40%
2015-16
64%
43%
2016-17
62%
44%
2017-18
64%
41%
2018-19
65%
51%
2019-20
65%
46%
2020-21
65%
39%
2021-22
66%
40%
2022-23
66%
35%
Average
63.80%
42.20%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.70 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 Southern Maryland since 2023.