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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 64.60% where the last year rate was 62%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.60% (all full-time students).

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 64.60% where the current academic year rate is 62%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at San Francisco Conservatory of Music over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	69%	63%	77%
2014-15	50%	50%	50%
2015-16	71%	64%	78%
2016-17	73%	65%	78%
2017-18	63%	58%	70%
2018-19	58%	58%	58%
2019-20	61%	53%	66%
2020-21	69%	66%	75%
2021-22	70%	61%	84%
2022-23	62%	53%	75%
Average	64.60%	59.10%	71.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 85.60% (all full-time students).

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

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 5.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 3 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at San Francisco Conservatory of Music since 2023.

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