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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 41.90% where the last year rate was 48%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.10% for full-time students and 44.80% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 41.90% where the current academic year rate is 48%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	40%	39%	41%
2014-15	45%	39%	49%
2015-16	44%	39%	48%
2016-17	35%	32%	39%
2017-18	39%	36%	42%
2018-19	41%	37%	44%
2019-20	38%	35%	41%
2020-21	44%	40%	48%
2021-22	45%	45%	46%
2022-23	48%	45%	52%
Average	41.90%	38.70%	45.00%

Arkansas Tech University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 23.80% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Arkansas Tech University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	29%
2014-15	26%
2015-16	22%
2016-17	27%
2017-18	26%
2018-19	23%
2019-20	23%
2020-21	21%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	19%
Average	23.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.10% for full-time students and 44.80% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	69%	68%
2014-15	67%	61%
2015-16	71%	38%
2016-17	69%	53%
2017-18	72%	43%
2018-19	70%	50%
2019-20	70%	37%
2020-21	67%	38%
2021-22	63%	43%
2022-23	63%	17%
Average	68.10%	44.80%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Arkansas Tech University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	20:1
2014-15	20:1
2015-16	19:1
2016-17	19:1
2017-18	19:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	18:1
Average	18.60:1

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