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.

Graduation Rate Changes

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).

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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%

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.

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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.

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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.

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