Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Columbia College Chicago

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 45.90% where the last year rate was 47%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.00% for full-time students and 25.10% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 45.90% where the current academic year rate is 47%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	41%	41%	41%
2014-15	43%	41%	44%
2015-16	42%	40%	43%
2016-17	45%	41%	47%
2017-18	44%	40%	47%
2018-19	48%	44%	51%
2019-20	49%	49%	49%
2020-21	50%	46%	52%
2021-22	50%	48%	52%
2022-23	47%	44%	49%
Average	45.90%	43.40%	47.50%

Columbia College Chicago Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 3.80% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Columbia College Chicago from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	38%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	3.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.00% for full-time students and 25.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Columbia College Chicago from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	67%	36%
2014-15	71%	33%
2015-16	69%	33%
2016-17	70%	32%
2017-18	66%	18%
2018-19	68%	36%
2019-20	71%	27%
2020-21	69%	7%
2021-22	62%	16%
2022-23	67%	13%
Average	68.00%	25.10%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Columbia College Chicago since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	12:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	13.40:1

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