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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 20.10% where the last year rate was 13%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 51.10% for full-time students and 23.80% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 20.10% where the current academic year rate is 13%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30%	26%	34%
2014-15	25%	21%	29%
2015-16	30%	26%	33%
2016-17	19%	17%	21%
2017-18	18%	12%	23%
2018-19	15%	13%	18%
2019-20	17%	11%	22%
2020-21	18%	11%	25%
2021-22	16%	11%	19%
2022-23	13%	7%	18%
Average	20.10%	15.50%	24.20%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 51.10% for full-time students and 23.80% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Shaw 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 15.20 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 Shaw University since 2023.

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