Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Lincoln

The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 43.73% where the last year rate was 44%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 73.18% for full-time students and 35.64% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 43.73% where the current academic year rate is 44%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Lincoln University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	37%	25%	44%
2013-14	40%	33%	45%
2014-15	41%	38%	44%
2015-16	42%	34%	48%
2016-17	43%	34%	50%
2017-18	46%	37%	52%
2018-19	47%	36%	55%
2019-20	47%	33%	57%
2020-21	45%	30%	53%
2021-22	49%	43%	52%
2022-23	44%	30%	52%
Average	43.73%	33.91%	50.18%

Lincoln University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 24.18% where the current year rate is 30%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lincoln University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2014-15	2%
2015-16	37%
2016-17	39%
2017-18	36%
2018-19	34%
2019-20	32%
2020-21	28%
2021-22	28%
2022-23	30%
Average	24.18%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 73.18% for full-time students and 35.64% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Lincoln from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2012-13	67%	-
2013-14	72%	-
2014-15	76%	-
2015-16	77%	71%
2016-17	73%	40%
2017-18	68%	56%
2018-19	78%	25%
2019-20	71%	67%
2020-21	71%	100%
2021-22	73%	-
2022-23	79%	33%
Average	73.18%	35.64%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 14.91 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lincoln University since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	17:1
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	16:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	13:1
Average	14.91:1

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