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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 76.35% where 8,214 students out of 10,759 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-Santa Barbara has the most highest graduation rate of 85.67%, while California State University-East Bay has the lowest rate of 45.52%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
California State University-East Bay 45.52%
(38.73% / 49.45%)
721
(225 / 496)
1,584
(581 / 1,003)
University of California-Santa Barbara 85.67%
(83.90% / 86.98%)
4,268
(1,777 / 2,491)
4,982
(2,118 / 2,864)
University of California-Santa Cruz 76.91%
(74.77% / 79.14%)
3,225
(1,594 / 1,631)
4,193
(2,132 / 2,061)
University of California-San Francisco No completers information available at the school.
Skyline College No completers information available at the school.
University of California-System Administration Central Office no recent data available (probably not active)
Average76.35%
(74.44% / 77.90%)
8,214
(3,596 / 4,618)
10,759
(4,831 / 5,928)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 5.12% where 296 students have transferred out from schools out of 5,777 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-East Bay has the lowest transfer-out rate of 5.05%, while University of California-Santa Cruz has the highest rate of 5.15% (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-East Bay 5.05%
(4.30% / 5.48%)
80
(25 / 55)
1,584
(581 / 1,003)
University of California-Santa Barbara 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
4,982
(2,118 / 2,864)
University of California-Santa Cruz 5.15%
(5.02% / 5.29%)
216
(107 / 109)
4,193
(2,132 / 2,061)
University of California-San Francisco No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Skyline College No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
University of California-System Administration Central Office no recent data available (probably not active)
Average5.12%
(4.87% / 5.35%)
296
(132 / 164)
5,777
(2,713 / 3,064)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 85.00% for full-time students and 53.00% 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-Santa Barbara has the most highest retention rate of 92%, while California State University-East Bay has the lowest rate of 75%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
California State University-East Bay 75%50%
University of California-Santa Barbara 92%57%
University of California-Santa Cruz 88%52%
University of California-San Francisco No retention information available at the school.
Skyline College No retention information available at the school.
University of California-System Administration Central Office no recent data available (probably not active)
Average85.00% 53.00%