Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at SWIC
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 27.60% where the last year rate was 28%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.20% for full-time students and 45.90% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 27.60% where the current academic year rate is 28%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Southwestern Illinois College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
27%
27%
28%
2014-15
25%
27%
24%
2015-16
27%
27%
28%
2016-17
28%
29%
26%
2017-18
28%
29%
26%
2018-19
31%
33%
30%
2019-20
27%
25%
30%
2020-21
27%
28%
26%
2021-22
28%
29%
28%
2022-23
28%
28%
27%
Average
27.60%
28.20%
27.30%
Southwestern Illinois College Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 19.70% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southwestern Illinois College from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
19%
2014-15
22%
2015-16
23%
2016-17
21%
2017-18
20%
2018-19
18%
2019-20
20%
2020-21
20%
2021-22
17%
2022-23
17%
Average
19.70%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.20% for full-time students and 45.90% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SWIC from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
64%
42%
2014-15
65%
47%
2015-16
61%
42%
2016-17
68%
47%
2017-18
64%
48%
2018-19
65%
49%
2019-20
66%
44%
2020-21
63%
42%
2021-22
63%
51%
2022-23
63%
47%
Average
64.20%
45.90%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southwestern Illinois College since 2023.