Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate is a proportion where the denominator (N) represents the number of new students who share a common matriculation period or start date; and the numerator (n) represents the number of SDSU graduates (graduating in any SDSU program) that emerged from the cohort of new students within a specified time. Graduation rates are cumulative. The four-year graduation rate includes any students from this cohort graduating in years 1-4, including the summer of the 5th year where summer is a preceding term.

Logical Transformation/Calculation

Graduation Rate = (Cumulative Graduation / Cohort Term Enrollment) * 100.

If 50 First-Time Freshmen entered Biology in 2012 and 30 graduated from SDSU in four years, the 4-year graduation rate for that entry cohort is equal to 30/50 = 60%.

Examples

• % Grad Year 3
• 5 Years or Less %
• 2-Year
• 4-Year
• 6-Year

Graduation Rate	Relevant Cohort(s)
2-Year	Transfers
4-Year	First-Time Freshmen, Transfers
6-Year	First-Time Freshmen

Where Data Element Appears

ASIR Tableau Server Dashboards: Academic Program Review Dashboard GI 2025 Progress Profile Dashboard Graduation Rate Targets Dashboard Graduation Rates Dashboard Populations of Interest Exploration Dashboard Program Migration by Cohort Dashboard Student Success Tracking Dashboard

ASIR Public Student Data Dashboards & Reports: Data Profiles Graduation & Progress Data

See Also

• Continuation Rate
• Continuation/Graduation Rate
• Continuation/Graduation Rate in Entry College
• Continuation/Graduation Rate in Entry Department
• Graduation Initiative 2025 Methodology
• Matriculation Term/Period

Definition Source

"The cumulative percentage of students in a given fall term who graduated within a designated period of time. For example, 4-year graduation rate is the proportion of entering students who earned a degree within 4 years (including the summer of 5th year where summer is a preceding term"