Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at William Carey

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 52.40% where the last year rate was 41%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 83.30% for full-time students and 66.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 52.40% where the current academic year rate is 41%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	62%	53%	68%
2014-15	58%	48%	65%
2015-16	54%	52%	55%
2016-17	46%	49%	44%
2017-18	57%	46%	66%
2018-19	47%	45%	50%
2019-20	46%	39%	53%
2020-21	53%	47%	57%
2021-22	60%	50%	66%
2022-23	41%	35%	46%
Average	52.40%	46.40%	57.00%

William Carey University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 83.30% for full-time students and 66.30% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	77%	83%
2014-15	72%	100%
2015-16	81%	100%
2016-17	83%	80%
2017-18	85%	100%
2018-19	85%	50%
2019-20	100%	-
2020-21	84%	100%
2021-22	87%	50%
2022-23	79%	-
Average	83.30%	66.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at William Carey University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	13:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	13.80:1

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