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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 32.80% where the last year rate was 42%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.00% for full-time students and 27.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 32.80% where the current academic year rate is 42%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	27%	25%	31%
2014-15	32%	30%	34%
2015-16	31%	28%	35%
2016-17	33%	28%	38%
2017-18	31%	30%	33%
2018-19	30%	27%	33%
2019-20	32%	28%	37%
2020-21	35%	29%	40%
2021-22	35%	31%	39%
2022-23	42%	40%	44%
Average	32.80%	29.60%	36.40%

MiraCosta College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.30% where the current year rate is 10%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at MiraCosta College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	17%
2014-15	16%
2015-16	13%
2016-17	11%
2017-18	18%
2018-19	15%
2019-20	10%
2020-21	12%
2021-22	11%
2022-23	10%
Average	13.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 56.00% for full-time students and 27.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	67%	40%
2014-15	71%	45%
2015-16	70%	46%
2016-17	68%	42%
2017-18	-	-
2018-19	100%	-
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	100%	100%
2022-23	84%	-
Average	56.00%	27.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 23.50 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 MiraCosta College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	30:1
2014-15	29:1
2015-16	25:1
2016-17	26:1
2017-18	26:1
2018-19	19:1
2019-20	22:1
2020-21	21:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	19:1
Average	23.50:1

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