The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 64.80% where the last year rate was 61%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.90% for full-time students and 12.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 64.80% where the current academic year rate is 61%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Ouachita Baptist University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 65% | 56% | 73% |
| 2016-17 | 70% | 65% | 75% |
| 2017-18 | 64% | 56% | 71% |
| 2018-19 | 64% | 63% | 65% |
| 2019-20 | 63% | 55% | 69% |
| 2020-21 | 60% | 49% | 72% |
| 2021-22 | 66% | 62% | 70% |
| 2022-23 | 65% | 58% | 70% |
| 2023-24 | 70% | 62% | 75% |
| 2024-25 | 61% | 54% | 67% |
| Average | 64.80% | 58.00% | 70.70% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 80.90% for full-time students and 12.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at OBU from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 77% | - |
| 2016-17 | 81% | - |
| 2017-18 | 79% | 100% |
| 2018-19 | 83% | - |
| 2019-20 | 79% | - |
| 2020-21 | 81% | - |
| 2021-22 | 84% | - |
| 2022-23 | 79% | - |
| 2023-24 | 83% | - |
| 2024-25 | 83% | 20% |
| Average | 80.90% | 12.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Ouachita Baptist University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 13:1 |
| 2016-17 | 13:1 |
| 2017-18 | 12:1 |
| 2018-19 | 12:1 |
| 2019-20 | 12:1 |
| 2020-21 | 12:1 |
| 2021-22 | 13:1 |
| 2022-23 | 12:1 |
| 2023-24 | 12:1 |
| 2024-25 | 14:1 |
| Average | 12.50:1 |
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