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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 63.30% where the last year rate was 61%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 74.30% for full-time students and 61.60% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 63.30% where the current academic year rate is 61%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	61%	61%	62%
2014-15	63%	62%	63%
2015-16	62%	61%	63%
2016-17	64%	63%	65%
2017-18	60%	54%	64%
2018-19	74%	74%	74%
2019-20	62%	61%	62%
2020-21	63%	61%	65%
2021-22	63%	54%	70%
2022-23	61%	54%	63%
Average	63.30%	60.50%	65.10%

Columbia College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	16%
2014-15	16%
2015-16	9%
2016-17	4%
2017-18	7%
2018-19	6%
2019-20	5%
2020-21	7%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	1%
Average	9.30%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	78%	65%
2014-15	79%	64%
2015-16	81%	77%
2016-17	83%	86%
2017-18	77%	80%
2018-19	75%	50%
2019-20	70%	67%
2020-21	79%	67%
2021-22	75%	60%
2022-23	46%	-
Average	74.30%	61.60%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	9:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	18:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	12.30:1

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

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes