44%
Graduation Rate
53%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Full Sail University, the graduation rate is 44 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 53 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 39.80% (private (for-profit) Master's College and University with larger programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 2,005 students out of 4,523 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Full Sail University.
By gender, 1,486 male and 519 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 4,523 | 2,005 | 44.33% |
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| Men | 3,478 | 1,486 | 42.73% |
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| Women | 1,045 | 519 | 49.67% |
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Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Full Sail University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 34.15%
- Asian: 75.24%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 29.54%
- Hispanic: 51.27%
- White: 48.18%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 27.27%
- Two or More Race: 40.52%
- Unknown: 51.23%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
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| American Indian or Alaska Native | 34.15%(14/41) |
32.35%(11/34) |
42.86%(3/7) |
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| Asian | 75.24%(79/105) |
73.33%(55/75) |
80.00%(24/30) |
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| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 29.54%(327/1,107) |
27.64%(238/861) |
36.18%(89/246) |
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| Hispanic | 51.27%(425/829) |
48.95%(302/617) |
58.02%(123/212) |
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| White | 48.18%(941/1,953) |
46.95%(716/1,525) |
52.57%(225/428) |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 27.27%(3/11) |
22.22%(2/9) |
50.00%(1/2) |
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| Two or More Race | 40.52%(124/306) |
41.41%(94/227) |
37.97%(30/79) |
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| Unknown | 51.23%(83/162) |
49.18%(60/122) |
57.50%(23/40) |
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Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Full Sail, the transfer-out rate is 1.61%.
Full Sail's retention rate is 53% last year. Its retention rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 61.92%.
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Transfer-out Rate
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Retention Rate
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Full Sail University, 9 of 9 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 100.00%.