Southwestern Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Southwestern College, the graduation rates was 35.50% (563 students out of 1,586 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 245 male and 318 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 Southwestern College. Last year, the graduation rate was 35.50%. where 563 students out of 1,586 candidate completed their degree.

171 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 563 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 Southwestern College is 7.06% (112 out of 1,586 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Southwestern College, the retention rate is 70% for full-time students and 39 % for part-time students.