Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at PBA
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 52.82% where the last year rate was 56%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 73.82% for full-time students and 22.09% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 52.82% where the current academic year rate is 56%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Palm Beach Atlantic University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
51%
52%
49%
2013-14
47%
50%
44%
2014-15
55%
52%
56%
2015-16
42%
43%
42%
2016-17
51%
47%
53%
2017-18
53%
45%
57%
2018-19
53%
52%
54%
2019-20
57%
50%
60%
2020-21
56%
57%
56%
2021-22
60%
59%
61%
2022-23
56%
54%
56%
Average
52.82%
51.00%
53.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 73.82% for full-time students and 22.09% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at PBA from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
68%
-
2013-14
73%
-
2014-15
74%
-
2015-16
75%
-
2016-17
75%
75%
2017-18
76%
25%
2018-19
75%
-
2019-20
76%
20%
2020-21
73%
50%
2021-22
71%
40%
2022-23
76%
33%
Average
73.82%
22.09%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.27 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Palm Beach Atlantic University since 2023.