Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at DMACC
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 27.20% where the last year rate was 33%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 58.40% for full-time students and 39.70% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.20% where the current academic year rate is 33%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Des Moines Area Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
17%
18%
17%
2014-15
20%
19%
22%
2015-16
22%
22%
22%
2016-17
29%
27%
31%
2017-18
29%
29%
29%
2018-19
31%
33%
28%
2019-20
30%
30%
31%
2020-21
30%
32%
28%
2021-22
31%
31%
31%
2022-23
33%
31%
36%
Average
27.20%
27.20%
27.50%
Des Moines Area Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 6.60% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Des Moines Area Community College from 2017 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2017-18
10%
2018-19
10%
2019-20
9%
2020-21
10%
2021-22
15%
2022-23
12%
Average
6.60%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 58.40% for full-time students and 39.70% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DMACC from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
53%
35%
2014-15
54%
35%
2015-16
58%
39%
2016-17
60%
40%
2017-18
59%
38%
2018-19
60%
36%
2019-20
59%
43%
2020-21
60%
42%
2021-22
58%
45%
2022-23
63%
44%
Average
58.40%
39.70%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 19.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Des Moines Area Community College since 2023.