Graduation Rates at California Colleges

Graduate Rate 71.47%

Male 68.39%

Female 73.81%

Transfer-Out Rate 4.53%

Retention Rate
Full-time / Part-time 79% / 55%

California Colleges Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate of California colleges is 71.47% - 100,927 students out of 141,208 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 41,629 male and 59,298 female students have graduated last year completing their studies within 150% normal time.The following table summarizes the graduation rate by gender with number of completers.

Graduation Rate By Gender
California colleges and universities
	Candidates	Completers	Graduation Rates
Total	141,208	100,927	71.47%
Male	60,866	41,629	68.39%
Female	80,342	59,298	73.81%

[Chart] California Colleges and Universities Graduation Rate by Gender

BS Degree Graduation Rates By Completion Periods

For 4 years (or high) schools, 71,191 students completed their degree in 4 years and 23,851 finished in 5 years at California colleges. Additional 5,754 students graduated within 6 years.

Graduation Rates By Completion Periods
California Colleges
	Total	Male	Female
4 Year or Less	50.42%	45.15%	54.41%
5 Year	67.31%	63.50%	70.19%
6 Year	71.38%	68.28%	73.73%

[Chart] California Colleges and Universities BS Degree Graduation Rates By Completion Periods

Retention Rate

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. The average retention rate of California colleges is 78.17% for full-time students and 55.46% for part-time students.

Retention Rates (2023-2024)
California Colleges and Universities
	Full-time	Part-time
Retention Rate	78.17%	55.46%

[Chart] California Colleges and Universities Retention Rate

Transfer-Out Rates

The average transfer-out rate at California colleges is 4.53%. 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.

Transfer-Out Rates
California Colleges and Universities
	Transfer-out	Total Students	Transfer-Out Rate
Total	6,394	141,208	4.53%
Male	2,577	60,866	4.23%
Female	3,817	80,342	4.75%

[Chart] California Colleges and Universities Transfer-Out Rates

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