Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Renton Technical

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 59.70% where the last year rate was 60%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 20.90% for full-time students and 16.50% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 59.70% where the current academic year rate is 60%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	61%	65%	55%
2014-15	63%	65%	60%
2015-16	56%	48%	68%
2016-17	61%	66%	55%
2017-18	63%	65%	60%
2018-19	57%	55%	61%
2019-20	63%	59%	68%
2020-21	56%	54%	59%
2021-22	57%	65%	48%
2022-23	60%	60%	60%
Average	59.70%	60.20%	59.40%

Renton Technical College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 8.00% where the current year rate is 8%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Renton Technical College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	9%
2014-15	9%
2015-16	9%
2016-17	9%
2017-18	9%
2018-19	8%
2019-20	7%
2020-21	8%
2021-22	4%
2022-23	8%
Average	8.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 20.90% for full-time students and 16.50% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	69%	52%
2014-15	67%	57%
2015-16	73%	56%
2016-17	-	-
2017-18	-	-
2018-19	-	-
2019-20	-	-
2020-21	-	-
2021-22	-	-
2022-23	-	-
Average	20.90%	16.50%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Renton Technical College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	9:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	9:1
Average	12.80:1

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