Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Sonoran Desert Institute

The average graduation rate over the past 8 years (2016-2023) is 55.29% where the last year rate was 52%.

The average retention rate of the last 8 years is 59.71% for full-time students and 43.29% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 8 years is 55.29% where the current academic year rate is 52%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Sonoran Desert Institute over the past 8 years (2016-2023).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2016-17	69%	69%	60%
2017-18	34%	34%	100%
2018-19	51%	51%	83%
2019-20	58%	58%	77%
2020-21	63%	63%	66%
2021-22	60%	60%	60%
2022-23	52%	52%	42%
Average	55.29%	55.29%	69.71%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 8 years is 59.71% for full-time students and 43.29% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Sonoran Desert Institute from 2016 to 2023.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 8 years is 44.71 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 39 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Sonoran Desert Institute since 2023.

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