Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at UA Fort Smith
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 28.73% where the last year rate was 42%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 66.27% for full-time students and 42.45% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 28.73% where the current academic year rate is 42%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
23%
20%
25%
2013-14
23%
21%
24%
2014-15
26%
21%
29%
2015-16
23%
20%
25%
2016-17
26%
22%
29%
2017-18
30%
25%
33%
2018-19
32%
27%
35%
2019-20
34%
29%
39%
2020-21
31%
25%
35%
2021-22
26%
19%
32%
2022-23
42%
36%
46%
Average
28.73%
24.09%
32.00%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 12.45% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith from 2013 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2013-14
17%
2014-15
13%
2015-16
14%
2016-17
15%
2017-18
20%
2018-19
21%
2019-20
14%
2020-21
10%
2021-22
13%
2022-23
0%
Average
12.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 66.27% for full-time students and 42.45% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at UA Fort Smith from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
63%
46%
2013-14
62%
37%
2014-15
66%
33%
2015-16
65%
36%
2016-17
65%
31%
2017-18
67%
54%
2018-19
64%
50%
2019-20
65%
29%
2020-21
74%
54%
2021-22
67%
42%
2022-23
71%
55%
Average
66.27%
42.45%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 18.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith since 2023.