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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 74.20% where the last year rate was 77%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.60% for full-time students and 28.00% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 74.20% where the current academic year rate is 77%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	69%	71%	68%
2014-15	66%	62%	68%
2015-16	74%	70%	76%
2016-17	73%	69%	75%
2017-18	76%	69%	80%
2018-19	76%	70%	80%
2019-20	76%	73%	78%
2020-21	77%	75%	78%
2021-22	78%	73%	81%
2022-23	77%	75%	79%
Average	74.20%	70.70%	76.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.60% for full-time students and 28.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Samford 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 12.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Samford University since 2023.

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