The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 35.70% where the last year rate was 33%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 75.80% for full-time students and 43.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 35.70% where the current academic year rate is 33%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Southern Virginia University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 30% | 23% | 35% |
| 2016-17 | 33% | 16% | 45% |
| 2017-18 | 27% | 17% | 38% |
| 2018-19 | 31% | 24% | 36% |
| 2019-20 | 31% | 17% | 40% |
| 2020-21 | 44% | 38% | 49% |
| 2021-22 | 44% | 35% | 51% |
| 2022-23 | 46% | 40% | 50% |
| 2023-24 | 38% | 29% | 48% |
| 2024-25 | 33% | 34% | 32% |
| Average | 35.70% | 27.30% | 42.40% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 24.60% where the current year rate is 23%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southern Virginia University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 30% |
| 2016-17 | 38% |
| 2017-18 | 19% |
| 2018-19 | 20% |
| 2019-20 | 55% |
| 2020-21 | 23% |
| 2021-22 | 14% |
| 2022-23 | 13% |
| 2023-24 | 11% |
| 2024-25 | 23% |
| Average | 24.60% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 75.80% for full-time students and 43.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SVU from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 76% | - |
| 2016-17 | 68% | - |
| 2017-18 | 81% | 100% |
| 2018-19 | 81% | - |
| 2019-20 | 81% | 80% |
| 2020-21 | 69% | - |
| 2021-22 | 79% | 50% |
| 2022-23 | 67% | - |
| 2023-24 | 82% | 100% |
| 2024-25 | 74% | 100% |
| Average | 75.80% | 43.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.90 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 Southern Virginia University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 16:1 |
| 2016-17 | 14:1 |
| 2017-18 | 16:1 |
| 2018-19 | 15:1 |
| 2019-20 | 16:1 |
| 2020-21 | 17:1 |
| 2021-22 | 17:1 |
| 2022-23 | 17:1 |
| 2023-24 | 17:1 |
| 2024-25 | 14:1 |
| Average | 15.90:1 |
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