Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Carson-Newman

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 51.10% where the current academic year rate is 53%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	46%	40%	51%
2016-17	49%	45%	54%
2017-18	46%	37%	55%
2018-19	51%	39%	63%
2019-20	56%	53%	58%
2020-21	52%	46%	56%
2021-22	56%	47%	63%
2022-23	56%	50%	61%
2023-24	46%	31%	58%
2024-25	53%	47%	57%
Average	51.10%	43.50%	57.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 27.30% where the current year rate is 26%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Carson-Newman University from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 69.00% for full-time students and 29.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Carson-Newman 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 12.70 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 Carson-Newman University since 2025.

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