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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 63.50% where the last year rate was 65%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.50% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 63.50% where the current academic year rate is 65%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	60%	51%	68%
2014-15	58%	52%	63%
2015-16	65%	56%	73%
2016-17	70%	65%	75%
2017-18	64%	56%	71%
2018-19	64%	63%	65%
2019-20	63%	55%	69%
2020-21	60%	49%	72%
2021-22	66%	62%	70%
2022-23	65%	58%	70%
Average	63.50%	56.70%	69.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.50% for full-time students and 10.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at OBU 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 12.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Ouachita Baptist University since 2023.

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