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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 82.80% where the last year rate was 83%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 90.00% for full-time students and 30.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Elon keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 82.80% where the current academic year rate is 83%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	82%	79%	84%
2014-15	81%	78%	83%
2015-16	83%	79%	86%
2016-17	82%	79%	85%
2017-18	84%	81%	85%
2018-19	83%	79%	85%
2019-20	85%	84%	85%
2020-21	82%	80%	84%
2021-22	83%	78%	86%
2022-23	83%	78%	86%
Average	82.80%	79.50%	84.90%

Elon University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 90.00% for full-time students and 30.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	90%	100%
2014-15	91%	-
2015-16	90%	-
2016-17	91%	-
2017-18	89%	-
2018-19	90%	-
2019-20	91%	-
2020-21	90%	-
2021-22	88%	100%
2022-23	90%	100%
Average	90.00%	30.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Elon University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	12:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	12:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	12:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	12.00:1

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