Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Gardner-Webb

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 52.10% where the last year rate was 52%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.00% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 52.10% where the current academic year rate is 52%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	57%	55%	59%
2014-15	54%	49%	58%
2015-16	52%	45%	57%
2016-17	45%	34%	54%
2017-18	49%	44%	54%
2018-19	53%	46%	59%
2019-20	56%	57%	55%
2020-21	56%	53%	57%
2021-22	47%	44%	49%
2022-23	52%	46%	56%
Average	52.10%	47.30%	55.80%

Gardner-Webb University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 4.00% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Gardner-Webb University from 2017 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2017-18	40%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	4.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.00% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	72%	-
2014-15	74%	-
2015-16	73%	-
2016-17	67%	-
2017-18	71%	-
2018-19	76%	-
2019-20	74%	-
2020-21	68%	-
2021-22	59%	-
2022-23	66%	-
Average	70.00%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.20 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 Gardner-Webb University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	13:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	13:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	12.20:1

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