Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Friends
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 38.27% where the last year rate was 45%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 67.18% for full-time students and 30.36% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 38.27% where the current academic year rate is 45%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Friends University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
32%
28%
36%
2013-14
32%
36%
28%
2014-15
34%
28%
39%
2015-16
41%
40%
42%
2016-17
36%
31%
41%
2017-18
34%
28%
40%
2018-19
39%
31%
46%
2019-20
47%
35%
60%
2020-21
41%
32%
51%
2021-22
40%
31%
50%
2022-23
45%
40%
50%
Average
38.27%
32.73%
43.91%
Friends University Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 10.55% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Friends University from 2014 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2014-15
1%
2015-16
0%
2016-17
0%
2017-18
0%
2018-19
41%
2019-20
34%
2020-21
40%
2021-22
0%
2022-23
0%
Average
10.55%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 67.18% for full-time students and 30.36% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Friends from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
60%
-
2013-14
65%
67%
2014-15
68%
17%
2015-16
74%
100%
2016-17
63%
-
2017-18
74%
50%
2018-19
75%
50%
2019-20
69%
-
2020-21
67%
-
2021-22
62%
50%
2022-23
62%
-
Average
67.18%
30.36%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.00 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 Friends University since 2023.