Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at SU
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 72.64% where the last year rate was 71%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 84.18% for full-time students and 18.18% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 72.64% where the current academic year rate is 71%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Southwestern University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
75%
73%
77%
2013-14
70%
66%
72%
2014-15
73%
71%
75%
2015-16
75%
71%
77%
2016-17
72%
68%
74%
2017-18
74%
64%
80%
2018-19
74%
72%
76%
2019-20
69%
63%
74%
2020-21
73%
64%
80%
2021-22
73%
68%
77%
2022-23
71%
65%
76%
Average
72.64%
67.73%
76.18%
Southwestern University Graduation Rate Changes Chart
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 13.82% where the current year rate is 20%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southwestern University from 2016 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2016-17
22%
2017-18
22%
2018-19
21%
2019-20
26%
2020-21
21%
2021-22
20%
2022-23
20%
Average
13.82%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 84.18% for full-time students and 18.18% 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
86%
-
2013-14
87%
-
2014-15
82%
-
2015-16
87%
-
2016-17
85%
-
2017-18
86%
-
2018-19
81%
-
2019-20
86%
100%
2020-21
86%
100%
2021-22
81%
-
2022-23
79%
-
Average
84.18%
18.18%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 11.64 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 Southwestern University since 2023.