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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 31.60% where the last year rate was 32%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 49.40% for full-time students and 29.30% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Columbia Southern do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 31.60% where the current academic year rate is 32%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	40%	42%	33%
2014-15	44%	50%	34%
2015-16	31%	36%	25%
2016-17	31%	31%	31%
2017-18	31%	33%	28%
2018-19	24%	27%	21%
2019-20	21%	24%	18%
2020-21	29%	31%	25%
2021-22	33%	35%	30%
2022-23	32%	33%	30%
Average	31.60%	34.20%	27.50%

Columbia Southern University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2021-22	2%
2022-23	0%
Average	0.20%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	56%	34%
2014-15	43%	20%
2015-16	40%	23%
2016-17	43%	27%
2017-18	50%	23%
2018-19	56%	22%
2019-20	62%	42%
2020-21	62%	38%
2021-22	40%	34%
2022-23	42%	30%
Average	49.40%	29.30%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	61:1
2014-15	58:1
2015-16	60:1
2016-17	70:1
2017-18	65:1
2018-19	62:1
2019-20	41:1
2020-21	39:1
2021-22	31:1
2022-23	28:1
Average	51.50:1

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

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes