How Rio Salado's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 7.70% where the current academic year rate is 10%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	17%	28%	9%
2014-15	4%	7%	3%
2015-16	4%	3%	5%
2016-17	5%	5%	4%
2017-18	14%	11%	17%
2018-19	5%	6%	4%
2019-20	7%	2%	9%
2020-21	3%	4%	3%
2021-22	8%	11%	6%
2022-23	10%	6%	11%
Average	7.70%	8.30%	7.10%

Rio Salado College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 28.00% where the current year rate is 21%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Rio Salado College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	29%
2014-15	31%
2015-16	28%
2016-17	30%
2017-18	20%
2018-19	36%
2019-20	28%
2020-21	37%
2021-22	20%
2022-23	21%
Average	28.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 34.70% for full-time students and 27.70% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	19%	16%
2014-15	25%	23%
2015-16	38%	26%
2016-17	33%	27%
2017-18	34%	34%
2018-19	30%	29%
2019-20	31%	22%
2020-21	40%	26%
2021-22	37%	31%
2022-23	60%	43%
Average	34.70%	27.70%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 29.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 28 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Rio Salado College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	32:1
2014-15	34:1
2015-16	30:1
2016-17	29:1
2017-18	30:1
2018-19	31:1
2019-20	32:1
2020-21	28:1
2021-22	25:1
2022-23	28:1
Average	29.90:1

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Rio Salado

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes