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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 57.50% where the current academic year rate is 57%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	58%	51%	62%
2016-17	59%	56%	62%
2017-18	58%	56%	59%
2018-19	53%	48%	57%
2019-20	58%	53%	61%
2020-21	55%	51%	58%
2021-22	61%	57%	63%
2022-23	56%	55%	57%
2023-24	60%	56%	62%
2024-25	57%	52%	60%
Average	57.50%	53.50%	60.10%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 24.60% where the current year rate is 29%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Dallas Baptist University from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.20% for full-time students and 7.20% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DBU 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 14.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 16 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Dallas Baptist University since 2025.

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