COD Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At College of DuPage, the graduation rates was 22.93% (449 students out of 1,958 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 220 male and 229 female students graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at College of DuPage. Last year, the graduation rate was 22.93%. where 449 students out of 1,958 candidate completed their degree.

200 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 449 students finished there program within 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At College of DuPage, 20 of 37 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 54.05%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at College of DuPage is 27.07% (530 out of 1,958 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At College of DuPage, the retention rate is 67% for full-time students and 49 % for part-time students.