Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Samford
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 73.91% where the last year rate was 77%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 88.45% for full-time students and 34.55% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 73.91% where the current academic year rate is 77%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Samford University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
71%
66%
75%
2013-14
69%
71%
68%
2014-15
66%
62%
68%
2015-16
74%
70%
76%
2016-17
73%
69%
75%
2017-18
76%
69%
80%
2018-19
76%
70%
80%
2019-20
76%
73%
78%
2020-21
77%
75%
78%
2021-22
78%
73%
81%
2022-23
77%
75%
79%
Average
73.91%
70.27%
76.18%
Samford University Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 88.45% for full-time students and 34.55% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Samford from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
87%
100%
2013-14
87%
100%
2014-15
88%
80%
2015-16
89%
50%
2016-17
89%
-
2017-18
87%
-
2018-19
90%
-
2019-20
89%
-
2020-21
87%
-
2021-22
89%
-
2022-23
91%
50%
Average
88.45%
34.55%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.09 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 Samford University since 2023.