Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southwestern Adventist
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 41.64% where the last year rate was 47%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 71.91% for full-time students and 18.18% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 41.64% where the current academic year rate is 47%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Southwestern Adventist University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
29%
22%
36%
2013-14
38%
31%
44%
2014-15
40%
31%
48%
2015-16
45%
48%
42%
2016-17
47%
44%
49%
2017-18
37%
33%
40%
2018-19
49%
53%
46%
2019-20
39%
35%
43%
2020-21
42%
28%
53%
2021-22
45%
38%
51%
2022-23
47%
33%
57%
Average
41.64%
36.00%
46.27%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 20.00% where the current year rate is 38%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southwestern Adventist University from 2017 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2017-18
34%
2018-19
37%
2019-20
40%
2020-21
33%
2021-22
38%
2022-23
38%
Average
20.00%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 71.91% for full-time students and 18.18% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Southwestern Adventist from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
61%
-
2013-14
72%
-
2014-15
69%
-
2015-16
73%
-
2016-17
72%
-
2017-18
81%
-
2018-19
64%
-
2019-20
68%
-
2020-21
79%
-
2021-22
73%
100%
2022-23
79%
100%
Average
71.91%
18.18%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 12.18 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southwestern Adventist University since 2023.