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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 66.80% where the last year rate was 66%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.70% for full-time students and 44.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 66.80% where the current academic year rate is 66%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	64%	56%	68%
2014-15	66%	68%	65%
2015-16	64%	62%	65%
2016-17	68%	75%	65%
2017-18	68%	62%	72%
2018-19	71%	73%	69%
2019-20	68%	63%	70%
2020-21	65%	58%	69%
2021-22	68%	74%	64%
2022-23	66%	67%	66%
Average	66.80%	65.80%	67.30%

Union University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.50% where the current year rate is 11%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Union University from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	32%
2016-17	5%
2017-18	25%
2018-19	22%
2019-20	22%
2020-21	26%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	11%
Average	16.50%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.70% for full-time students and 44.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	94%	91%
2014-15	88%	85%
2015-16	84%	76%
2016-17	85%	73%
2017-18	86%	-
2018-19	88%	-
2019-20	84%	-
2020-21	87%	20%
2021-22	87%	13%
2022-23	84%	85%
Average	86.70%	44.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 9.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 8 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Union University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	11:1
2014-15	10:1
2015-16	10:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	10:1
2018-19	10:1
2019-20	10:1
2020-21	10:1
2021-22	9:1
2022-23	8:1
Average	9.70:1

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