SWIC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Southwestern Illinois College, the graduation rates was 36.48% (290 students out of 795 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 161 male and 129 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 Illinois College. Last year, the graduation rate was 36.48%. where 290 students out of 795 candidate completed their degree.

176 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 290 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 Southwestern Illinois College, 6 of 10 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 60.00%.

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 Illinois College is 16.60% (132 out of 795 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Southwestern Illinois College, the retention rate is 68% for full-time students and 55 % for part-time students.