Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at SU
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 56.00% where the last year rate was 62%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 80.00% for full-time students and 9.09% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 56.00% where the current academic year rate is 62%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Shenandoah University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
38%
33%
43%
2013-14
46%
42%
49%
2014-15
55%
48%
62%
2015-16
55%
43%
65%
2016-17
57%
52%
62%
2017-18
63%
52%
71%
2018-19
58%
51%
65%
2019-20
59%
50%
67%
2020-21
60%
52%
66%
2021-22
63%
60%
66%
2022-23
62%
51%
70%
Average
56.00%
48.55%
62.36%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 23.27% where the current year rate is 14%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Shenandoah University from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
28%
2013-14
0%
2014-15
0%
2015-16
34%
2016-17
32%
2017-18
32%
2018-19
32%
2019-20
29%
2020-21
38%
2021-22
17%
2022-23
14%
Average
23.27%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 80.00% for full-time students and 9.09% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SU from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
80%
-
2013-14
76%
50%
2014-15
76%
-
2015-16
77%
-
2016-17
82%
-
2017-18
81%
50%
2018-19
83%
-
2019-20
84%
-
2020-21
82%
-
2021-22
76%
-
2022-23
83%
-
Average
80.00%
9.09%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 10.36 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 Shenandoah University since 2023.