The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 42.70% where the last year rate was 43%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.10% for full-time students and 27.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 42.70% where the current academic year rate is 43%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Friends University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 61% | 58% | 63% |
| 2024-25 | 43% | 30% | 58% |
| Average | 42.70% | 35.60% | 50.10% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.30% where the current year rate is 32%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Friends University from 2018 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 41% |
| 2019-20 | 34% |
| 2020-21 | 40% |
| 2021-22 | 0% |
| 2022-23 | 0% |
| 2023-24 | 16% |
| 2024-25 | 32% |
| Average | 16.30% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.10% for full-time students and 27.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Friends from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 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% | - |
| 2023-24 | 70% | 20% |
| 2024-25 | 65% | - |
| Average | 68.10% | 27.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.60 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 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 11:1 |
| 2016-17 | 10:1 |
| 2017-18 | 10:1 |
| 2018-19 | 11:1 |
| 2019-20 | 12:1 |
| 2020-21 | 12:1 |
| 2021-22 | 12:1 |
| 2022-23 | 12:1 |
| 2023-24 | 14:1 |
| 2024-25 | 12:1 |
| Average | 11.60:1 |
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