Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Lancaster Bible

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 64.60% where the last year rate was 68%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.80% for full-time students and 45.20% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 64.60% where the current academic year rate is 68%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	70%	66%	73%
2014-15	62%	60%	64%
2015-16	73%	70%	76%
2016-17	62%	55%	68%
2017-18	57%	53%	61%
2018-19	60%	56%	65%
2019-20	61%	47%	71%
2020-21	72%	68%	75%
2021-22	61%	55%	67%
2022-23	68%	68%	68%
Average	64.60%	59.80%	68.80%

Lancaster Bible College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 5.90% where the current year rate is 17%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lancaster Bible College from 2016 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2016-17	13%
2017-18	17%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	0%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	12%
2022-23	17%
Average	5.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.80% for full-time students and 45.20% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	72%	57%
2014-15	75%	43%
2015-16	79%	80%
2016-17	78%	50%
2017-18	76%	29%
2018-19	81%	20%
2019-20	75%	100%
2020-21	81%	20%
2021-22	80%	20%
2022-23	81%	33%
Average	77.80%	45.20%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.10 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 Lancaster Bible College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	15.10:1

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