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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 33.10% where the last year rate was 40%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 12.20% for full-time students and 9.90% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 33.10% where the current academic year rate is 40%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32%	29%	35%
2014-15	28%	27%	30%
2015-16	31%	26%	35%
2016-17	33%	31%	35%
2017-18	30%	24%	34%
2018-19	32%	28%	36%
2019-20	32%	27%	36%
2020-21	38%	33%	42%
2021-22	35%	31%	38%
2022-23	40%	32%	46%
Average	33.10%	28.80%	36.70%

Highline College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 20.50% where the current year rate is 21%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Highline College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	22%
2014-15	25%
2015-16	20%
2016-17	21%
2017-18	20%
2018-19	20%
2019-20	19%
2020-21	16%
2021-22	21%
2022-23	21%
Average	20.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 12.20% for full-time students and 9.90% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	59%	49%
2014-15	63%	50%
2015-16	-	-
2016-17	-	-
2017-18	-	-
2018-19	-	-
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	-	-
Average	12.20%	9.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Highline College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	9:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	13.40:1

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