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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 15.00% where the last year rate was 15%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.00% for full-time students and 45.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 15.00% where the current academic year rate is 15%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	16%	14%	17%
2014-15	12%	10%	14%
2015-16	15%	13%	17%
2016-17	16%	16%	17%
2017-18	14%	14%	14%
2018-19	15%	13%	17%
2019-20	15%	16%	14%
2020-21	16%	15%	16%
2021-22	16%	17%	15%
2022-23	15%	13%	17%
Average	15.00%	14.10%	15.80%

Delta College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 22.30% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Delta College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	24%
2014-15	22%
2015-16	20%
2016-17	25%
2017-18	22%
2018-19	22%
2019-20	25%
2020-21	24%
2021-22	20%
2022-23	19%
Average	22.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.00% for full-time students and 45.20% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	75%	56%
2014-15	73%	50%
2015-16	61%	44%
2016-17	64%	46%
2017-18	64%	47%
2018-19	61%	47%
2019-20	62%	44%
2020-21	59%	37%
2021-22	57%	38%
2022-23	64%	43%
Average	64.00%	45.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.50 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 Delta College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	16:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	15.50:1

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