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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 83.10% where the current academic year rate is 84%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	83%	79%	86%
2016-17	82%	79%	85%
2017-18	84%	81%	85%
2018-19	83%	79%	85%
2019-20	85%	84%	85%
2020-21	82%	80%	84%
2021-22	83%	78%	86%
2022-23	83%	78%	86%
2023-24	82%	79%	85%
2024-25	84%	80%	86%
Average	83.10%	79.70%	85.30%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.90% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Elon 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 11.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Elon University since 2025.

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