Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at American Public University System

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 43.80% where the last year rate was 55%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.40% for full-time students and 79.10% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 43.80% where the current academic year rate is 55%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	42%	50%	36%
2014-15	46%	50%	39%
2015-16	39%	44%	34%
2016-17	36%	40%	33%
2017-18	41%	42%	41%
2018-19	42%	47%	37%
2019-20	40%	40%	39%
2020-21	48%	49%	46%
2021-22	49%	51%	46%
2022-23	55%	55%	55%
Average	43.80%	46.80%	40.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.40% for full-time students and 79.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at American Public University System from 2013 to 2023.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 21.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 24 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at American Public University System since 2023.

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