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

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Students to Faculty Ratio

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 34.60% where the last year rate was 36%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.30% for full-time students and 56.70% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 34.60% where the current academic year rate is 36%.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 35%33%36%
2016-17 34%24%41%
2017-18 35%27%41%
2018-19 33%28%36%
2019-20 35%28%39%
2020-21 42%29%50%
2021-22 28%20%37%
2022-23 36%29%42%
2023-24 32%23%38%
2024-25 36%23%43%
Average34.60%26.40%40.30%
Grambling State University Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 70.30% for full-time students and 56.70% for part-time students.

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

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1669%71%
2016-1760%58%
2017-1868%37%
2018-1972%45%
2019-2074%74%
2020-2177%58%
2021-2269%50%
2022-2372%47%
2023-2476%67%
2024-2566%60%
Average70.30%56.70%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 24.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 25 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Grambling State University since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1620:1
2016-1720:1
2017-1825:1
2018-1924:1
2019-2024:1
2020-2130:1
2021-2224:1
2022-2325:1
2023-2425:1
2024-2525:1
Average24.20:1

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