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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 41.30% where the last year rate was 43%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.20% for full-time students and 42.20% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 41.30% where the current academic year rate is 43%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	52%	55%	47%
2014-15	43%	44%	43%
2015-16	38%	37%	42%
2016-17	33%	38%	29%
2017-18	48%	39%	64%
2018-19	49%	44%	56%
2019-20	34%	36%	30%
2020-21	32%	30%	37%
2021-22	41%	45%	38%
2022-23	43%	44%	40%
Average	41.30%	41.20%	42.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.20% for full-time students and 42.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SBTS 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 16.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary since 2023.

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