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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 70.51% where 12,112 students out of 17,178 candidates have complete their courses and degrees. The rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time (for example, 6 years for 4 years BS program) divided by the candidates. The numbers in parenthesis() represent data by gender (men/women) for each cell respectively. The following table compares the graduation rates between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-San Diego has the most highest graduation rate of 87.73%, while California State University-Dominguez Hills has the lowest rate of 46.46%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
California State University-Chico 64.18%
(60.23% / 67.37%)
1,749
(733 / 1,016)
2,725
(1,217 / 1,508)
California State University-Dominguez Hills 46.46%
(38.56% / 51.21%)
584
(182 / 402)
1,257
(472 / 785)
California State University-Fresno 56.23%
(50.20% / 60.25%)
1,804
(643 / 1,161)
3,208
(1,281 / 1,927)
California State University-Fullerton 69.30%
(63.83% / 73.15%)
2,962
(1,126 / 1,836)
4,274
(1,764 / 2,510)
University of California-San Diego 87.73%
(85.26% / 89.90%)
5,013
(2,279 / 2,734)
5,714
(2,673 / 3,041)
Average70.51%
(67.00% / 73.17%)
12,112
(4,963 / 7,149)
17,178
(7,407 / 9,771)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 2.58% where 296 students have transferred out from schools out of 11,464 graduation candidates. The transfer-out rate is calculated as the number of transfer-out students divided by total number of graduation candidates. The following table compares the transfer-out rates between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, California State University-Fresno has the lowest transfer-out rate of 1.68%, while California State University-Chico has the highest rate of 3.74% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
California State University-Chico 3.74%
(2.96% / 4.38%)
102
(36 / 66)
2,725
(1,217 / 1,508)
California State University-Dominguez Hills 3.66%
(3.81% / 3.57%)
46
(18 / 28)
1,257
(472 / 785)
California State University-Fresno 1.68%
(1.80% / 1.61%)
54
(23 / 31)
3,208
(1,281 / 1,927)
California State University-Fullerton 2.20%
(1.93% / 2.39%)
94
(34 / 60)
4,274
(1,764 / 2,510)
University of California-San Diego 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
5,714
(2,673 / 3,041)
Average2.58%
(2.34% / 2.75%)
296
(111 / 185)
11,464
(4,734 / 6,730)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 81.00% for full-time students and 47.40% for part-time students. Retention rate is the percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year (Sophomore year). The following table compares the retention rates between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of California-San Diego has the most highest retention rate of 93%, while California State University-Dominguez Hills has the lowest rate of 70%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
California State University-Chico 80%38%
California State University-Dominguez Hills 70%32%
California State University-Fresno 76%42%
California State University-Fullerton 86%47%
University of California-San Diego 93%78%
Average81.00% 47.40%