Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southwestern Adventist

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 42.90% where the last year rate was 47%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.00% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 42.90% where the current academic year rate is 47%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	38%	31%	44%
2014-15	40%	31%	48%
2015-16	45%	48%	42%
2016-17	47%	44%	49%
2017-18	37%	33%	40%
2018-19	49%	53%	46%
2019-20	39%	35%	43%
2020-21	42%	28%	53%
2021-22	45%	38%	51%
2022-23	47%	33%	57%
Average	42.90%	37.40%	47.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 22.00% where the current year rate is 38%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southwestern Adventist University from 2017 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 73.00% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Southwestern Adventist 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 12.30 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 Southwestern Adventist University since 2023.

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