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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 79.00% where the last year rate was 90%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 82.10% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at CTI keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 79.00% where the current academic year rate is 90%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	62%	64%	58%
2014-15	81%	83%	76%
2015-16	78%	70%	93%
2016-17	77%	72%	88%
2017-18	83%	82%	84%
2018-19	73%	65%	92%
2019-20	86%	84%	92%
2020-21	82%	85%	75%
2021-22	78%	79%	77%
2022-23	90%	90%	88%
Average	79.00%	77.40%	82.30%

Commonwealth Technical Institute Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 82.10% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	74%	-
2014-15	80%	-
2015-16	87%	100%
2016-17	80%	-
2017-18	90%	-
2018-19	86%	-
2019-20	83%	-
2020-21	83%	-
2021-22	77%	-
2022-23	81%	-
Average	82.10%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 7.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 4 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Commonwealth Technical Institute since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	8:1
2014-15	8:1
2015-16	8:1
2016-17	8:1
2017-18	8:1
2018-19	8:1
2019-20	8:1
2020-21	6:1
2021-22	4:1
2022-23	4:1
Average	7.00:1

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