Graduation Rates at Florida Colleges

Graduate Rate 68.50%

Male 63.05%

Female 73.05%

Transfer-Out Rate 9.43%

Retention Rate
Full-time / Part-time 73% / 56%

Florida Colleges Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate of Florida colleges is 68.50% - 44,209 students out of 64,538 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 18,502 male and 25,707 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
Florida colleges and universities
	Candidates	Completers	Graduation Rates
Total	64,538	44,209	68.50%
Male	29,347	18,502	63.05%
Female	35,191	25,707	73.05%

[Chart] Florida Colleges and Universities Graduation Rate by Gender

BS Degree Graduation Rates By Completion Periods

For 4 years (or high) schools, 35,563 students completed their degree in 4 years and 6,860 finished in 5 years at Florida colleges. Additional 1,543 students graduated within 6 years.

Graduation Rates By Completion Periods
Florida Colleges
	Total	Male	Female
4 Year or Less	55.10%	46.92%	61.92%
5 Year	65.73%	59.66%	70.80%
6 Year	68.12%	62.69%	72.65%

[Chart] Florida 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 Florida colleges is 72.36% for full-time students and 55.54% for part-time students.

Retention Rates (2024-2025)
Florida Colleges and Universities
	Full-time	Part-time
Retention Rate	72.36%	55.54%

[Chart] Florida Colleges and Universities Retention Rate

Transfer-Out Rates

The average transfer-out rate at Florida colleges is 9.43%. 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
Florida Colleges and Universities
	Transfer-out	Total Students	Transfer-Out Rate
Total	6,087	64,538	9.43%
Male	2,653	29,347	9.04%
Female	3,434	35,191	9.76%

[Chart] Florida Colleges and Universities Transfer-Out Rates

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