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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 40.70% where the last year rate was 31%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 61.90% for full-time students and 27.70% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 40.70% where the current academic year rate is 31%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46%	37%	57%
2014-15	45%	37%	53%
2015-16	46%	37%	55%
2016-17	37%	30%	45%
2017-18	40%	26%	54%
2018-19	46%	36%	55%
2019-20	37%	26%	48%
2020-21	42%	28%	57%
2021-22	37%	28%	45%
2022-23	31%	24%	41%
Average	40.70%	30.90%	51.00%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 61.90% for full-time students and 27.70% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Shorter 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 13.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Shorter University since 2023.

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