Sonoran Desert Institute Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Sonoran Desert Institute, the graduation rates was 33.12% (557 students out of 1,682 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 547 male and 10 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 Sonoran Desert Institute. Last year, the graduation rate was 33.12%. where 557 students out of 1,682 candidate completed their degree.

409 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 557 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.

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 Sonoran Desert Institute is 1.31% (22 out of 1,682 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Sonoran Desert Institute, the retention rate is 69% for full-time students and 64 % for part-time students.