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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 52.80% where the last year rate was 57%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.60% for full-time students and 5.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 52.80% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	62%	52%	70%
2014-15	51%	51%	51%
2015-16	53%	47%	57%
2016-17	47%	40%	51%
2017-18	47%	40%	54%
2018-19	54%	50%	57%
2019-20	48%	40%	54%
2020-21	51%	52%	50%
2021-22	58%	50%	63%
2022-23	57%	50%	62%
Average	52.80%	47.20%	56.90%

Oglethorpe University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 76.60% for full-time students and 5.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	79%	-
2014-15	71%	-
2015-16	73%	-
2016-17	74%	-
2017-18	77%	-
2018-19	80%	50%
2019-20	80%	-
2020-21	77%	-
2021-22	79%	-
2022-23	76%	-
Average	76.60%	5.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.30 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 Oglethorpe University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	16:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	18:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	16:1
Average	15.30:1

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