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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 34.00% where the current academic year rate is 37%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	32%	30%	34%
2016-17	33%	31%	34%
2017-18	30%	27%	32%
2018-19	27%	25%	30%
2019-20	33%	32%	35%
2020-21	36%	32%	40%
2021-22	38%	33%	43%
2022-23	37%	32%	41%
2023-24	37%	33%	40%
2024-25	37%	33%	40%
Average	34.00%	30.80%	36.90%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 34.20% where the current year rate is 30%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Lamar University from 2015 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 62.30% for full-time students and 49.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Lamar 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 18.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Lamar University since 2025.

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