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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 79.80% where the last year rate was 81%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.70% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Sewanee keep enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 79.80% where the current academic year rate is 81%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	78%	73%	82%
2014-15	79%	75%	84%
2015-16	78%	76%	79%
2016-17	82%	78%	85%
2017-18	77%	80%	75%
2018-19	84%	84%	84%
2019-20	79%	72%	86%
2020-21	80%	74%	84%
2021-22	80%	77%	82%
2022-23	81%	79%	83%
Average	79.80%	76.80%	82.40%

The University of the South Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.60% where the current year rate is 15%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at The University of the South from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	19%
2016-17	15%
2017-18	21%
2018-19	14%
2019-20	18%
2020-21	17%
2021-22	17%
2022-23	15%
Average	13.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.70% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	91%	-
2014-15	88%	-
2015-16	89%	-
2016-17	88%	-
2017-18	88%	-
2018-19	89%	-
2019-20	88%	-
2020-21	87%	-
2021-22	90%	100%
2022-23	89%	-
Average	88.70%	10.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.10 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 The University of the South since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	10:1
2022-23	10:1
Average	10.10:1

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