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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 55.80% where the last year rate was 62%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.30% for full-time students and 16.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 55.80% where the current academic year rate is 62%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	53%	45%	60%
2014-15	54%	46%	60%
2015-16	52%	46%	57%
2016-17	50%	43%	56%
2017-18	52%	43%	57%
2018-19	57%	48%	63%
2019-20	59%	52%	64%
2020-21	62%	53%	67%
2021-22	57%	46%	64%
2022-23	62%	54%	67%
Average	55.80%	47.60%	61.50%

Lee University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 21.60% where the current year rate is 22%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lee University from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	31%
2016-17	33%
2017-18	32%
2018-19	27%
2019-20	25%
2020-21	22%
2021-22	24%
2022-23	22%
Average	21.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.30% for full-time students and 16.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	77%	29%
2014-15	80%	-
2015-16	79%	20%
2016-17	77%	44%
2017-18	81%	20%
2018-19	80%	-
2019-20	78%	-
2020-21	81%	-
2021-22	81%	50%
2022-23	79%	-
Average	79.30%	16.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lee University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	18:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	15.60:1

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