Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Birmingham-Southern
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 66.10% where the last year rate was 64%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.20% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 66.10% where the current academic year rate is 64%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Birmingham-Southern College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
62%
57%
69%
2014-15
64%
56%
73%
2015-16
61%
51%
72%
2016-17
68%
63%
74%
2017-18
66%
65%
68%
2018-19
68%
60%
79%
2019-20
69%
62%
77%
2020-21
70%
62%
79%
2021-22
69%
63%
76%
2022-23
64%
63%
66%
Average
66.10%
60.20%
73.30%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 18.80% where the current year rate is 27%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Birmingham-Southern College from 2016 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2016-17
32%
2017-18
34%
2018-19
24%
2019-20
25%
2020-21
22%
2021-22
24%
2022-23
27%
Average
18.80%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.20% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Birmingham-Southern from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
80%
-
2014-15
84%
-
2015-16
86%
-
2016-17
82%
-
2017-18
75%
-
2018-19
80%
-
2019-20
80%
-
2020-21
80%
-
2021-22
78%
-
2022-23
77%
-
Average
80.20%
-
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Birmingham-Southern College since 2023.