Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at AAMU

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 28.40% where the last year rate was 26%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.30% for full-time students and 42.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 28.40% where the current academic year rate is 26%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Alabama A & M University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	29%	23%	35%
2014-15	35%	27%	42%
2015-16	31%	21%	40%
2016-17	27%	22%	33%
2017-18	24%	20%	28%
2018-19	27%	23%	31%
2019-20	29%	23%	35%
2020-21	28%	20%	35%
2021-22	28%	22%	31%
2022-23	26%	19%	32%
Average	28.40%	22.00%	34.20%

Alabama A & M University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 30.90% where the current year rate is 34%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Alabama A & M University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	22%
2014-15	0%
2015-16	40%
2016-17	38%
2017-18	40%
2018-19	42%
2019-20	36%
2020-21	23%
2021-22	34%
2022-23	34%
Average	30.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 59.30% for full-time students and 42.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at AAMU from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	63%	50%
2014-15	66%	33%
2015-16	58%	31%
2016-17	58%	31%
2017-18	59%	13%
2018-19	61%	100%
2019-20	57%	67%
2020-21	54%	33%
2021-22	58%	40%
2022-23	59%	25%
Average	59.30%	42.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Alabama A & M University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	20:1
2015-16	19:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	18:1
2018-19	20:1
2019-20	20:1
2020-21	18:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	19:1
Average	18.50:1

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