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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 46.20% where the last year rate was 46%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 63.10% for full-time students and 27.50% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 46.20% where the current academic year rate is 46%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	51%	50%	52%
2014-15	47%	48%	46%
2015-16	35%	29%	42%
2016-17	50%	44%	54%
2017-18	48%	44%	53%
2018-19	41%	15%	57%
2019-20	45%	36%	53%
2020-21	48%	47%	50%
2021-22	51%	51%	50%
2022-23	46%	45%	47%
Average	46.20%	40.90%	50.40%

Life Pacific University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 4.90% where the current year rate is 33%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Life Pacific University from 2020 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2020-21	11%
2021-22	5%
2022-23	33%
Average	4.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 63.10% for full-time students and 27.50% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	63%	100%
2014-15	51%	100%
2015-16	63%	-
2016-17	72%	-
2017-18	61%	-
2018-19	75%	-
2019-20	59%	-
2020-21	66%	-
2021-22	52%	-
2022-23	69%	75%
Average	63.10%	27.50%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.30 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 Life Pacific University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	22:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	16:1
2016-17	17:1
2017-18	13:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	12:1
Average	14.30:1

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