Course Completion Rate
Percentage of enrolled students who complete a specific course or module without withdrawing
What is Course Completion Rate?
Course completion rate is the percentage of students enrolled on a course who complete it. It shows how many students finish what they start.
Low completion can signal problems with teaching, support, fit or workload, and it affects outcomes and funding.
How this KPI is measured
- Function
- Operations & Supply Chain
- Sub-function
- Course Delivery
- Industry
- Education
- Type
- Lagging
- Impact
- Quality
- Unit
- %
- Measurement frequency
- Per course / Annual
- Formula
- (Students completing course / Students enrolled in course) × 100
How to calculate it
Divide students completing the course by students enrolled in the course, and multiply by 100.
For example, if 180 of 200 enrolled students completed, the rate is 90%.
Define completion clearly, and compare by course, cohort and student group.
Where it is used
Improving courses
Find where students drop out.
Supporting students
Identify at-risk groups.
Reporting outcomes
Show results.
How to improve it
Tips and common mistakes
- Compare like courses and cohorts.
- Look at differences between student groups.
- Not all non-completion is negative, for example transfers.
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