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

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 26.82% where the last year rate was 23%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 42.00% for full-time students and 13.64% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at ABU do not enrolled continually (i.e transfer-out or stop studying) and do not complete their studies in time.

School Home 2023 Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 26.82% where the current academic year rate is 23%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Arlington Baptist University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	42%	23%	62%
2013-14	33%	30%	40%
2014-15	30%	20%	40%
2015-16	48%	46%	50%
2016-17	20%	15%	31%
2017-18	22%	20%	25%
2018-19	19%	15%	31%
2019-20	16%	8%	42%
2020-21	20%	11%	29%
2021-22	22%	14%	35%
2022-23	23%	33%	16%
Average	26.82%	21.36%	36.45%

Arlington Baptist University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 9.36% where the current year rate is 42%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Arlington Baptist University from 2019 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2019-20	29%
2020-21	32%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	42%
Average	9.36%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 42.00% for full-time students and 13.64% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at ABU from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	34%	100%
2013-14	50%	50%
2014-15	44%	-
2015-16	45%	-
2016-17	39%	-
2017-18	40%	-
2018-19	33%	-
2019-20	51%	-
2020-21	58%	-
2021-22	35%	-
2022-23	33%	-
Average	42.00%	13.64%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.82 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Arlington Baptist University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	14:1
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	13:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	10:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	18:1
Average	12.82:1