The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 76.30% where the last year rate was 77%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.20% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 76.30% 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 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 79% | 75% | 82% |
| 2024-25 | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Average | 76.30% | 71.80% | 78.90% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.20% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Samford from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 88% | 100% |
| 2024-25 | 93% | - |
| Average | 89.20% | 20.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.60 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 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 12:1 |
| 2016-17 | 12:1 |
| 2017-18 | 12:1 |
| 2018-19 | 12:1 |
| 2019-20 | 12:1 |
| 2020-21 | 12:1 |
| 2021-22 | 12:1 |
| 2022-23 | 14:1 |
| 2023-24 | 14:1 |
| 2024-25 | 14:1 |
| Average | 12.60:1 |
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