Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Gardner-Webb

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 52.60% where the current academic year rate is 55%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	52%	45%	57%
2016-17	45%	34%	54%
2017-18	49%	44%	54%
2018-19	53%	46%	59%
2019-20	56%	57%	55%
2020-21	56%	53%	57%
2021-22	47%	44%	49%
2022-23	52%	46%	56%
2023-24	61%	59%	62%
2024-25	55%	36%	69%
Average	52.60%	46.40%	57.20%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 10.40% where the current year rate is 35%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Gardner-Webb University from 2017 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 67.80% (all full-time students).

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Gardner-Webb 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 11.90 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 Gardner-Webb University since 2025.

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