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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 67.50% where the current academic year rate is 68%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	64%	55%	71%
2016-17	64%	59%	68%
2017-18	67%	63%	70%
2018-19	67%	62%	71%
2019-20	68%	61%	74%
2020-21	71%	68%	74%
2021-22	67%	64%	69%
2022-23	69%	65%	72%
2023-24	70%	65%	75%
2024-25	68%	63%	73%
Average	67.50%	62.50%	71.70%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 5.60% where the current year rate is 21%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Harding University from 2022 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.80% for full-time students and 51.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Harding 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 15.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Harding University since 2025.

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