Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Carson-Newman

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 51.00% where the last year rate was 56%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.20% for full-time students and 29.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 51.00% where the current academic year rate is 56%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	50%	37%	61%
2014-15	48%	38%	57%
2015-16	46%	40%	51%
2016-17	49%	45%	54%
2017-18	46%	37%	55%
2018-19	51%	39%	63%
2019-20	56%	53%	58%
2020-21	52%	46%	56%
2021-22	56%	47%	63%
2022-23	56%	50%	61%
Average	51.00%	43.20%	57.90%

Carson-Newman University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 21.10% where the current year rate is 30%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Carson-Newman University from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	44%
2018-19	35%
2019-20	30%
2020-21	37%
2021-22	35%
2022-23	30%
Average	21.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.20% for full-time students and 29.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Carson-Newman from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	69%	-
2014-15	71%	-
2015-16	65%	-
2016-17	70%	-
2017-18	70%	-
2018-19	63%	100%
2019-20	68%	25%
2020-21	69%	-
2021-22	69%	67%
2022-23	68%	100%
Average	68.20%	29.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.60 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 Carson-Newman University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	12:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	13:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	12.60:1

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