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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 79.70% where the last year rate was 79%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.10% for full-time students and 47.30% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 79.70% where the current academic year rate is 79%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	80%	80%	80%
2014-15	82%	80%	83%
2015-16	81%	80%	82%
2016-17	81%	81%	81%
2017-18	79%	77%	80%
2018-19	80%	77%	82%
2019-20	78%	75%	80%
2020-21	79%	76%	80%
2021-22	78%	76%	79%
2022-23	79%	76%	81%
Average	79.70%	77.80%	80.80%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.10% for full-time students and 47.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at American 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 11.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at American University since 2023.

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