Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 37.60% where the last year rate was 44%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.00% for full-time students and 51.00% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 37.60% where the current academic year rate is 44%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30%	26%	33%
2014-15	31%	33%	28%
2015-16	34%	31%	37%
2016-17	35%	26%	43%
2017-18	36%	32%	40%
2018-19	41%	36%	45%
2019-20	43%	42%	44%
2020-21	42%	38%	46%
2021-22	40%	34%	44%
2022-23	44%	39%	49%
Average	37.60%	33.70%	40.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 25.50% where the current year rate is 30%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus from 2013 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.00% for full-time students and 51.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 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 16.30 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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus since 2023.

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