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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 57.90% where the last year rate was 60%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.30% (all full-time students).

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 57.90% where the current academic year rate is 60%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	57%	55%	58%
2014-15	54%	51%	55%
2015-16	52%	54%	51%
2016-17	54%	58%	52%
2017-18	59%	59%	59%
2018-19	57%	60%	55%
2019-20	58%	51%	62%
2020-21	64%	57%	68%
2021-22	64%	60%	67%
2022-23	60%	50%	65%
Average	57.90%	55.50%	59.20%

Spring Arbor University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.80% where the current year rate is 28%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Spring Arbor University from 2022 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2022-23	28%
Average	2.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 77.30% (all full-time students).

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	76%	-
2014-15	77%	-
2015-16	79%	-
2016-17	78%	-
2017-18	79%	-
2018-19	80%	-
2019-20	78%	-
2020-21	78%	-
2021-22	80%	-
2022-23	68%	-
Average	77.30%	-

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Spring Arbor University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	12:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	12:1
2021-22	12:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	11.40:1

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