Merritt Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Merritt College, the graduation rates was 26.42% (28 students out of 106 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 8 male and 20 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 Merritt College. Last year, the graduation rate was 26.42%. where 28 students out of 106 candidate completed their degree.

12 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 28 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 Merritt College, 1 of 3 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 33.33%.

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 Merritt College is 15.09% (16 out of 106 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Merritt College, the retention rate is 55% for full-time students and 27 % for part-time students.