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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 64.90% where the last year rate was 58%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.70% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 64.90% where the current academic year rate is 58%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	69%	64%	73%
2014-15	71%	78%	67%
2015-16	70%	58%	74%
2016-17	65%	65%	66%
2017-18	66%	82%	61%
2018-19	67%	73%	64%
2019-20	52%	43%	57%
2020-21	65%	60%	67%
2021-22	66%	76%	63%
2022-23	58%	46%	60%
Average	64.90%	64.50%	65.20%

College of the Atlantic Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.70% where the current year rate is 27%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at College of the Atlantic from 2022 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2022-23	27%
Average	2.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.70% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	81%	-
2014-15	81%	-
2015-16	81%	-
2016-17	84%	-
2017-18	76%	-
2018-19	81%	-
2019-20	79%	-
2020-21	89%	-
2021-22	81%	-
2022-23	74%	-
Average	80.70%	-

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 College of the Atlantic 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	9:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	9.90:1

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