Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at American

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 78.80% where the current academic year rate is 75%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at American University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	81%	80%	82%
2016-17	81%	81%	81%
2017-18	79%	77%	80%
2018-19	80%	77%	82%
2019-20	78%	75%	80%
2020-21	79%	76%	80%
2021-22	78%	76%	79%
2022-23	79%	76%	81%
2023-24	78%	74%	80%
2024-25	75%	73%	76%
Average	78.80%	76.50%	80.10%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 87.80% for full-time students and 45.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at American from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at American University since 2025.

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