Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at HBU
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 43.73% where the last year rate was 49%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 68.55% for full-time students and 31.73% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 43.73% where the current academic year rate is 49%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Houston Baptist University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
44%
39%
48%
2013-14
44%
39%
46%
2014-15
45%
40%
47%
2015-16
33%
31%
34%
2016-17
44%
39%
47%
2017-18
48%
47%
49%
2018-19
40%
34%
44%
2019-20
44%
39%
47%
2020-21
47%
41%
51%
2021-22
43%
36%
48%
2022-23
49%
44%
52%
Average
43.73%
39.00%
46.64%
Houston Baptist University Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 22.18% where the current year rate is 32%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Houston Baptist University from 2017 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2017-18
42%
2018-19
47%
2019-20
42%
2020-21
41%
2021-22
40%
2022-23
32%
Average
22.18%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 68.55% for full-time students and 31.73% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at HBU from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
68%
100%
2013-14
63%
75%
2014-15
66%
-
2015-16
70%
-
2016-17
67%
-
2017-18
72%
-
2018-19
69%
11%
2019-20
71%
50%
2020-21
71%
32%
2021-22
68%
26%
2022-23
69%
55%
Average
68.55%
31.73%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 15.09 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Houston Baptist University since 2023.