Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Iowa Western CC
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 24.60% where the last year rate was 36%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.70% for full-time students and 39.40% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 24.60% where the current academic year rate is 36%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Iowa Western Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
18%
18%
17%
2014-15
18%
19%
18%
2015-16
21%
20%
22%
2016-17
25%
26%
24%
2017-18
21%
20%
23%
2018-19
22%
21%
24%
2019-20
29%
26%
34%
2020-21
27%
23%
32%
2021-22
29%
28%
30%
2022-23
36%
36%
35%
Average
24.60%
23.70%
25.90%
Iowa Western Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 22.20% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Iowa Western Community College from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
26%
2014-15
32%
2015-16
28%
2016-17
28%
2017-18
30%
2018-19
27%
2019-20
10%
2020-21
11%
2021-22
11%
2022-23
19%
Average
22.20%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 52.70% for full-time students and 39.40% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Iowa Western CC from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
46%
34%
2014-15
50%
30%
2015-16
50%
38%
2016-17
44%
34%
2017-18
52%
50%
2018-19
52%
30%
2019-20
50%
33%
2020-21
56%
37%
2021-22
61%
36%
2022-23
66%
72%
Average
52.70%
39.40%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.30 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 Iowa Western Community College since 2023.