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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 23.60% where the last year rate was 22%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 31.20% for full-time students and 17.30% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at AIU do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 23.60% where the current academic year rate is 22%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at American InterContinental University System over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	31%	29%	32%
2014-15	37%	33%	39%
2015-16	34%	29%	37%
2016-17	26%	22%	28%
2017-18	22%	20%	23%
2018-19	17%	14%	19%
2019-20	19%	15%	22%
2020-21	17%	17%	16%
2021-22	11%	8%	14%
2022-23	22%	24%	22%
Average	23.60%	21.10%	25.20%

American InterContinental University System Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 31.20% for full-time students and 17.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	34%	25%
2014-15	36%	49%
2015-16	41%	30%
2016-17	32%	25%
2017-18	39%	20%
2018-19	41%	7%
2019-20	23%	10%
2020-21	28%	4%
2021-22	21%	-
2022-23	17%	3%
Average	31.20%	17.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 38.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 40 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at American InterContinental University System since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	40:1
2014-15	41:1
2015-16	35:1
2016-17	35:1
2017-18	32:1
2018-19	38:1
2019-20	45:1
2020-21	43:1
2021-22	38:1
2022-23	40:1
Average	38.70:1

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