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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 68.84% where 8,232 students out of 11,959 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-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-Dominguez Hills 46.46%
(38.56% / 51.21%)
584
(182 / 402)
1,257
(472 / 785)
California State University-Sacramento 54.46%
(47.60% / 59.53%)
2,004
(745 / 1,259)
3,680
(1,565 / 2,115)
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-Merced 67.45%
(65.61% / 69.14%)
1,376
(639 / 737)
2,040
(974 / 1,066)
San Diego Mesa College No completers information available at the school.
Santa Monica College No completers information available at the school.
Average68.84%
(65.18% / 71.58%)
8,232
(3,343 / 4,889)
11,959
(5,129 / 6,830)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 8.83% where 616 students have transferred out from schools out of 6,977 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-Sacramento has the lowest transfer-out rate of 3.02%, while University of California-Merced has the highest rate of 22.50% (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-Dominguez Hills 3.66%
(3.81% / 3.57%)
46
(18 / 28)
1,257
(472 / 785)
California State University-Sacramento 3.02%
(2.24% / 3.59%)
111
(35 / 76)
3,680
(1,565 / 2,115)
University of California-Santa Barbara 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
4,982
(2,118 / 2,864)
University of California-Merced 22.50%
(23.31% / 21.76%)
459
(227 / 232)
2,040
(974 / 1,066)
San Diego Mesa College No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Santa Monica College No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average8.83%
(9.30% / 8.47%)
616
(280 / 336)
6,977
(3,011 / 3,966)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 81.00% for full-time students and 38.00% 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-Dominguez Hills has the lowest rate of 70%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
California State University-Dominguez Hills 70%32%
California State University-Sacramento 80%53%
University of California-Santa Barbara 92%57%
University of California-Merced 82%10%
San Diego Mesa College No retention information available at the school.
Santa Monica College No retention information available at the school.
Average81.00% 38.00%