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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 71.00% where the last year rate was 72%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.70% for full-time students and 58.40% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 71.00% where the current academic year rate is 72%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	68%	60%	72%
2014-15	69%	66%	71%
2015-16	70%	67%	71%
2016-17	72%	68%	74%
2017-18	73%	71%	75%
2018-19	73%	71%	74%
2019-20	73%	72%	74%
2020-21	71%	66%	73%
2021-22	69%	67%	71%
2022-23	72%	72%	71%
Average	71.00%	68.00%	72.60%

Biola University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.20% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Biola University from 2021 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2021-22	22%
2022-23	0%
Average	2.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.70% for full-time students and 58.40% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	85%	-
2014-15	87%	-
2015-16	85%	100%
2016-17	84%	50%
2017-18	87%	67%
2018-19	86%	100%
2019-20	83%	88%
2020-21	78%	75%
2021-22	88%	71%
2022-23	84%	33%
Average	84.70%	58.40%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Biola University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	14.60:1

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