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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 34.10% where the current academic year rate is 37%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	36%	34%	38%
2016-17	36%	38%	35%
2017-18	30%	30%	31%
2018-19	33%	27%	36%
2019-20	31%	28%	33%
2020-21	36%	38%	35%
2021-22	37%	33%	40%
2022-23	32%	24%	38%
2023-24	33%	27%	36%
2024-25	37%	31%	41%
Average	34.10%	31.00%	36.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.60% where the current year rate is 26%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Louisiana State University-Shreveport from 2024 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.30% for full-time students and 33.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at LSUS 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 25.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 30 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Louisiana State University-Shreveport since 2025.

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