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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 17.60% where the last year rate was 26%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.60% for full-time students and 40.80% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 17.60% where the current academic year rate is 26%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	10%	12%	9%
2014-15	9%	8%	11%
2015-16	17%	21%	13%
2016-17	13%	15%	11%
2017-18	12%	13%	11%
2018-19	21%	24%	18%
2019-20	22%	24%	19%
2020-21	22%	27%	17%
2021-22	24%	32%	18%
2022-23	26%	31%	22%
Average	17.60%	20.70%	14.90%

College of Western Idaho Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.30% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at College of Western Idaho from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	14%
2014-15	18%
2015-16	23%
2016-17	13%
2017-18	16%
2018-19	15%
2019-20	16%
2020-21	13%
2021-22	12%
2022-23	13%
Average	15.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.60% for full-time students and 40.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	50%	37%
2014-15	52%	35%
2015-16	49%	36%
2016-17	54%	42%
2017-18	56%	44%
2018-19	52%	41%
2019-20	61%	43%
2020-21	58%	43%
2021-22	57%	44%
2022-23	57%	43%
Average	54.60%	40.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 21.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at College of Western Idaho since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	24:1
2015-16	22:1
2016-17	22:1
2017-18	22:1
2018-19	22:1
2019-20	22:1
2020-21	20:1
2021-22	20:1
2022-23	19:1
Average	21.30:1

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