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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 46.20% where the last year rate was 48%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.10% for full-time students and 9.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 46.20% where the current academic year rate is 48%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37%	30%	51%
2014-15	37%	37%	38%
2015-16	45%	39%	50%
2016-17	55%	51%	60%
2017-18	50%	47%	54%
2018-19	43%	41%	46%
2019-20	43%	35%	55%
2020-21	53%	46%	61%
2021-22	51%	42%	61%
2022-23	48%	40%	56%
Average	46.20%	40.80%	53.20%

Cumberland University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 33.80% where the current year rate is 28%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Cumberland University from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	50%
2014-15	44%
2015-16	43%
2016-17	0%
2017-18	37%
2018-19	37%
2019-20	40%
2020-21	32%
2021-22	27%
2022-23	28%
Average	33.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.10% for full-time students and 9.20% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	64%	-
2014-15	62%	-
2015-16	70%	-
2016-17	66%	-
2017-18	70%	-
2018-19	63%	-
2019-20	60%	-
2020-21	66%	25%
2021-22	61%	-
2022-23	59%	67%
Average	64.10%	9.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 16.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Cumberland University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	17:1
2018-19	17:1
2019-20	16:1
2020-21	17:1
2021-22	17:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	16.10:1

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