The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 40.30% where the last year rate was 44%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.90% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 40.30% where the current academic year rate is 44%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Full Sail University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 44% | 44% | 44% |
| 2016-17 | 42% | 41% | 43% |
| 2017-18 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 2018-19 | 31% | 30% | 34% |
| 2019-20 | 43% | 42% | 46% |
| 2020-21 | 43% | 41% | 49% |
| 2021-22 | 39% | 38% | 43% |
| 2022-23 | 41% | 40% | 44% |
| 2023-24 | 49% | 47% | 58% |
| 2024-25 | 44% | 42% | 49% |
| Average | 40.30% | 39.10% | 43.70% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.60% where the current year rate is 1%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Full Sail University from 2020 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 1% |
| 2021-22 | 2% |
| 2022-23 | 1% |
| 2023-24 | 1% |
| 2024-25 | 1% |
| Average | 0.60% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 66.90% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Full Sail from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 76% | - |
| 2016-17 | 67% | - |
| 2017-18 | 60% | - |
| 2018-19 | 64% | - |
| 2019-20 | 72% | - |
| 2020-21 | 61% | - |
| 2021-22 | 76% | - |
| 2022-23 | 76% | - |
| 2023-24 | 64% | - |
| 2024-25 | 53% | - |
| Average | 66.90% | - |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 28.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 32 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Full Sail University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 24:1 |
| 2016-17 | 23:1 |
| 2017-18 | 24:1 |
| 2018-19 | 26:1 |
| 2019-20 | 27:1 |
| 2020-21 | 31:1 |
| 2021-22 | 36:1 |
| 2022-23 | 34:1 |
| 2023-24 | 31:1 |
| 2024-25 | 32:1 |
| Average | 28.80:1 |
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