The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 64.80% where the last year rate was 67%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.80% for full-time students and 27.30% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 64.80% where the current academic year rate is 67%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Otterbein University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 61% | 55% | 64% |
| 2016-17 | 58% | 51% | 64% |
| 2017-18 | 64% | 57% | 68% |
| 2018-19 | 62% | 55% | 67% |
| 2019-20 | 65% | 59% | 69% |
| 2020-21 | 65% | 59% | 70% |
| 2021-22 | 69% | 60% | 74% |
| 2022-23 | 69% | 62% | 73% |
| 2023-24 | 68% | 65% | 70% |
| 2024-25 | 67% | 58% | 74% |
| Average | 64.80% | 58.10% | 69.30% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.40% where the current year rate is 18%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Otterbein University from 2019 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 27% |
| 2020-21 | 24% |
| 2021-22 | 21% |
| 2022-23 | 22% |
| 2023-24 | 22% |
| 2024-25 | 18% |
| Average | 13.40% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.80% for full-time students and 27.30% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Otterbein from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 81% | 33% |
| 2016-17 | 83% | 40% |
| 2017-18 | 81% | - |
| 2018-19 | 82% | 33% |
| 2019-20 | 82% | 67% |
| 2020-21 | 78% | - |
| 2021-22 | 80% | - |
| 2022-23 | 79% | 50% |
| 2023-24 | 82% | 50% |
| 2024-25 | 80% | - |
| Average | 80.80% | 27.30% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Otterbein University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10:1 |
| 2016-17 | 11:1 |
| 2017-18 | 11:1 |
| 2018-19 | 11:1 |
| 2019-20 | 12:1 |
| 2020-21 | 11:1 |
| 2021-22 | 12:1 |
| 2022-23 | 12:1 |
| 2023-24 | 12:1 |
| 2024-25 | 12:1 |
| Average | 11.40:1 |
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