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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 47.40% where the last year rate was 48%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 69.00% for full-time students and 36.60% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 47.40% where the current academic year rate is 48%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46%	44%	48%
2014-15	50%	46%	54%
2015-16	45%	50%	43%
2016-17	50%	43%	55%
2017-18	50%	50%	50%
2018-19	50%	40%	57%
2019-20	45%	42%	47%
2020-21	43%	42%	43%
2021-22	47%	42%	51%
2022-23	48%	43%	52%
Average	47.40%	44.20%	50.00%

Piedmont University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 69.00% for full-time students and 36.60% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	70%	50%
2014-15	73%	50%
2015-16	63%	50%
2016-17	68%	33%
2017-18	67%	100%
2018-19	62%	-
2019-20	66%	-
2020-21	77%	50%
2021-22	76%	-
2022-23	68%	33%
Average	69.00%	36.60%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.80 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 Piedmont University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	11:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	10.80:1

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