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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 32.20% where the last year rate was 31%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.70% for full-time students and 43.60% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 32.20% where the current academic year rate is 31%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	23%	23%	23%
2014-15	25%	26%	23%
2015-16	27%	28%	25%
2016-17	32%	30%	36%
2017-18	37%	37%	37%
2018-19	39%	35%	43%
2019-20	38%	37%	39%
2020-21	38%	37%	40%
2021-22	32%	32%	33%
2022-23	31%	32%	30%
Average	32.20%	31.70%	32.90%

Illinois Central College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 20.60% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Illinois Central College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	20%
2014-15	19%
2015-16	20%
2016-17	20%
2017-18	23%
2018-19	20%
2019-20	22%
2020-21	17%
2021-22	23%
2022-23	22%
Average	20.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.70% for full-time students and 43.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	61%	32%
2014-15	69%	44%
2015-16	68%	42%
2016-17	73%	51%
2017-18	72%	45%
2018-19	71%	38%
2019-20	69%	45%
2020-21	66%	47%
2021-22	68%	43%
2022-23	70%	49%
Average	68.70%	43.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.20 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 Illinois Central College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	19:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	18:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	16:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	17.20:1

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