Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Lamar
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 33.27% where the last year rate was 37%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 60.64% for full-time students and 48.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 33.27% where the current academic year rate is 37%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Lamar University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
32%
29%
35%
2013-14
35%
29%
38%
2014-15
33%
31%
34%
2015-16
32%
30%
34%
2016-17
33%
31%
34%
2017-18
30%
27%
32%
2018-19
27%
25%
30%
2019-20
33%
32%
35%
2020-21
36%
32%
40%
2021-22
38%
33%
43%
2022-23
37%
32%
41%
Average
33.27%
30.09%
36.00%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 35.27% where the current year rate is 36%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lamar University from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
36%
2013-14
36%
2014-15
33%
2015-16
36%
2016-17
34%
2017-18
36%
2018-19
37%
2019-20
36%
2020-21
35%
2021-22
33%
2022-23
36%
Average
35.27%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 60.64% for full-time students and 48.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Lamar from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
54%
36%
2013-14
53%
32%
2014-15
60%
51%
2015-16
58%
47%
2016-17
63%
46%
2017-18
64%
53%
2018-19
64%
51%
2019-20
66%
51%
2020-21
69%
57%
2021-22
57%
49%
2022-23
59%
55%
Average
60.64%
48.00%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 19.18 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lamar University since 2023.