Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at DBU
The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 56.80% where the last year rate was 56%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.60% for full-time students and 15.90% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 56.80% where the current academic year rate is 56%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Dallas Baptist University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2013-14
55%
59%
53%
2014-15
55%
48%
60%
2015-16
58%
51%
62%
2016-17
59%
56%
62%
2017-18
58%
56%
59%
2018-19
53%
48%
57%
2019-20
58%
53%
61%
2020-21
55%
51%
58%
2021-22
61%
57%
63%
2022-23
56%
55%
57%
Average
56.80%
53.40%
59.20%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 19.10% where the current year rate is 34%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Dallas Baptist University from 2017 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2017-18
35%
2018-19
34%
2019-20
30%
2020-21
31%
2021-22
27%
2022-23
34%
Average
19.10%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 71.60% for full-time students and 15.90% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DBU from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2013-14
70%
67%
2014-15
72%
50%
2015-16
72%
-
2016-17
77%
-
2017-18
70%
-
2018-19
77%
-
2019-20
72%
8%
2020-21
76%
-
2021-22
68%
20%
2022-23
62%
14%
Average
71.60%
15.90%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 17 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Dallas Baptist University since 2023.