Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Liberty
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 51.82% where the last year rate was 65%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 77.27% for full-time students and 33.82% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 51.82% where the current academic year rate is 65%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Liberty University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
46%
40%
52%
2013-14
50%
46%
53%
2014-15
51%
45%
57%
2015-16
47%
43%
50%
2016-17
51%
47%
54%
2017-18
47%
45%
48%
2018-19
50%
46%
53%
2019-20
47%
46%
48%
2020-21
54%
51%
56%
2021-22
62%
58%
64%
2022-23
65%
61%
68%
Average
51.82%
48.00%
54.82%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 15.45% where the current year rate is 5%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Liberty University from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
27%
2013-14
2%
2014-15
20%
2015-16
27%
2016-17
21%
2017-18
20%
2018-19
17%
2019-20
15%
2020-21
11%
2021-22
5%
2022-23
5%
Average
15.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 77.27% for full-time students and 33.82% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Liberty from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
68%
31%
2013-14
69%
22%
2014-15
69%
29%
2015-16
75%
35%
2016-17
83%
39%
2017-18
84%
39%
2018-19
82%
41%
2019-20
81%
33%
2020-21
81%
32%
2021-22
79%
40%
2022-23
79%
31%
Average
77.27%
33.82%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 17.91 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Liberty University since 2023.